However, official confirmation of their identity is awaited. Automatic weapons were recovered from the slain militants, further underscoring the intensity of the battle, sources said.
A police officer said that a massive cordon and search operation was launched in the forests of Kellar after specific inputs about the presence of some terrorists.
According to the police, the encounter took place in the early hours of Saturday.
In a major breakthrough following a police encounter, the Delhi Police arrested a criminal from the Najafgarh area in the southwest of the city, authorities said on Friday.
In a combined operation, the Uttar Pradesh STF and Jharkhand police shot dead a sharpshooter of the Mukhtar Ansari gang in an encounter in Jamshedpur late on Saturday night.
Two killed terrorists were identified as Hanan Bin Yaqoob and Jamshed, who, according to the police were involved in the recent killing of special police officer Javed Dar in Pulwama.
Additional Director General of Police J&K, Vijay Kumar said that the encounter took place in Thajiwara area of Bijbehara.
Police said that the encounter broke out in Nagbal area of Shopian when security forces and police cordoned the area after information about presence of terrorists.
The encounter took place at around 2.30 am. Both the injured have been shifted to a nearby hospital. A case under relevant sections has been registered at the North Rohini Police Station.
Police said that in the ongoing encounter, one police personnel namely Constable Sarfaraz Ahmad, resident of Batote in Ramban got injured.
