<span style="color: #222222;">In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, two Terrorists have been gunned down by security forces in an exchange of fire with terrorists in Bandzoo area of South Kashmir's Pulwama district Tuesday morning.<br />''<br />''According to police, a joint team of Pulwama Police, Army's 55 RR and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) based on a specific intelligence input about the presence of terrorists in Bandzoo area.<br />''<br />''A Senior  Police Officer said that as the joint team approached  the spot, hiding terrorists fired and was effectively retaliated that resulted in the elimination of TWO terrorists.<br />''<br />''One CRPF personnel was also martyred in the operation.<br />''<br />''Two AK 47 Rifles have been recovered from the encounter site. The identity of the slain terrorists is being ascertained.<br />''<br />''This was the 11th encounter in South Kashmir in this month in which 34 terrorists have been killed so far.<br />''<br />''Earlier, terrorists had hurled a hand grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Camp in Batagund village in Tral area of Pulwama district at around 8.30 pm Monday evening.    <br />''<br />''Meanwhile, security forces busted a Terrorist Hideout at Harwan in the outskirts of Srinagar city.<br />''<br />''Large quantity of Arms and Ammunition were recovered from the hideout which include One Magazine of AK 47 Rifle, Thirty AK 47 Rounds, One Under Barrel Grenade Launcher and Six UBGL Grenades.</span>