Jammu, Nov. 19 -- Four militants were killed and two SOG men injured in an encounter on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on the outskirts of Jammu city early on Thursday, police said.

The encounter started after a vehicle, in which militants were travelling, was intercepted by state forces personnel near the Ban toll plaza of Nagrota on the highway, the officials said.

"In the encounter, four militants were killed," they said, adding that two SoG men sustained also injuries during the encounter.

The injured cops have been identified as Kuldeep Raj (32) of Akhnoor and Mohammad Ishaq Malik (40) of Neel Qasim Banihal Ramban. Both have been admitted in GMC Jammu with injuries on neck and their condition is said to be stable.

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