Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday said that the swab samples of two militants slain in a gunfight with government forces in Kulgam a day earlier have tested COVID-19 positive.
A police statement issued in this regard said the samples of the killed militants were taken and sent for COVID-19 testing to CD Hospital Srinagar adding that both the killed militants were confirmed as COVID-19 positive.
The two militants were killed in a gunfight with forces in Arreh area of Kulgam even as three forces personnel were also injured in the encounter.

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