Jammu, Nov. 19 -- Four militants were killed and two SOG men injured in an encounter in Nagrota area of Jammu on Thursday, police said.

The encounter started near the toll plaza in the Ban area of Nagrota when some militants opened fire at police and paramilitary forces, said a police official, adding that the militants were hiding in a vehicle. The Army also joined the operation, the official said.

"In the encounter, four militants were killed," the official 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 conditi...