Srinagar: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Kulgam district of south Kashmir on Sunday, police said.

Another terrorist in possession of arms surrendered to security forces on Sunday evening, J&K DGP Shesh Paul Vaid tweeted.  

The encounter began on Sunday afternoon at a village in Kulgam as Jammu and Kashmir Police, along with the CRPF and the Army, were carrying out operations to clear a national highway ahead of the Amarnath Yatra, beginning June 28, a senior police official said.

Internet services were suspended in Kulgam soon after the encounter began. 

The encounter is still underway, the official said. Further details were awaited.