Rs 2,000 notes recovered from terrorists killed in Kashmir

With less than two weeks into circulation, Rs 2,000 currency notes were recovered from two terrorists killed in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, the J&K police said.

J&K police said that the new Rs 2,000 currency notes could have been sourced locally and investigations are underway.

The encounter broke out between the security forces and militants in a residential area of Hanjan village in Bandipora district of north Kashmir today morning.

According to reports, two terrorists, who were holed up inside a residential area, have been killed. Two AK-47 rifles, with arms and ammunition have been recovered from the killed militants.

Even though the identity of the militants are yet to be ascertained, they are believed to be from Lashkar.