Tuesday, May 24 2005 12:29 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Jammu: Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants and a Special Police Officer (SPO) were killed in separate incidents in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir where security forces busted six hideouts and nabbed an over ground worker, official sources said in Jammu today (May 24, 2005).

The two Lashkar ultras were killed in an encounter with security forces at Dhara in Bafliaz sector of Poonch district last night, they said.

The militants have been identified as Abu Farhan and Abu Haider - both Pakistani nationals, the sources said, adding two AK-47 rifles alongwith five magazines and 65 rounds and a radio set from recovered from them.

In another incident, unidentified militants kidnapped SPO M H Shah from his residence at Harni village in Surankote tehsil of Poonch district last night, they said adding his throat was slit and his body was found this morning near Harmuta forest area.

Shah was working as an SPO with a police post at Surankote and had gone home from where he was kidnapped, the sources said.

During a search operation, security forces busted five hideouts at Chhatarnal in Banihal tehsil of Doda and recovered from them 1.5 kg of dates, 33 pencil cells, two perfume bottles, a hurricane lamp, a stove and some utensils.

In another search operation, 80 cells were found in a cowshed of one Sher Mohammad of Kalaban area in Rajouri district.

Security forces also nabbed an over ground worker identified as Hamid Tregwal in Gool tehsil of Udhampur district, they said adding he was later handed over to the police.