Two Indian Army soldiers have been killed in an attack in broad daylight just outside the union territory capital, just 48 hours ahead of the DDC polls in Jammu and Kashmir. According to Defence Spokesman militants fired indiscriminately at a quick reaction team of Indian Army in general area Aban Shah Chowk, HMT, Khushipora in the outskirts of Srinagar.

Terrorists attacked a patrolling party at Shariefabad on the Srinagar-Baramulla highway on Thursday. The fresh attack comes days after four Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists, who were hiding in a truck, were killed in an encounter with security forces on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway near Nagrota.

Being a crowded area, the troops exercised restraint to avoid any civilian casualties and collateral damage. Two soldiers were critically injured and were evacuated to the nearest medical facility. However, they have succumbed to their injuries.