Two more militants were killed taking the total number of militants killed in the Panthachowk, Srinagar encounter, to three while as  ASI of J&K police also succumbed, officials said Sunday morning.

ASI Babu Ram who was earlier critically injured succumbed to his injuries.

Yesterday evening, three bike-borne militants had attacked a joint team of police and CRPF near Panthachowk in which no injury or casualty took place. Soon after the incident, a cordon and search operation started in the area that led to the encounter