SRINAGAR: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists were killed in a fierce gunfight with security forces in Naina Sangam area of south Kashmir ’s Anantnag district early on Saturday.The slain terrorists were identified as Naveed Ahmad Bhat alias Furqan and Aqib Yaseen Bhat , both from Kulgam’s Qaimoh area, J&K DGP Dilbagh Singh said while addressing a press conference later in the day. According to police records, the duo was involved in several terror crimes including attacks on security establishments and civilian atrocities.Active since 2018, Naveed had seven cases registered against him and “was involved in the planning and execution of many attacks in the area, including firing at an Army camp in Kulgam’s Khudwani area,” the DGP said, adding that Aqib, who had been active since June last year, had one case registered against him.Acting on intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists in the area, a joint team of Army, CRPF and J&K Police launched a cordon-and-search operation in the village late on Friday. The holed-up terrorists opened fire at the search party, triggering a fire exchange in which the duo was killed, said a police spokesman. A huge cache of arms and ammunition and other incriminating evidence was recovered from the encounter spot, which will be taken into record for further investigation, DGP Singh said.In the first two months of 2020, 25 terrorists — 21 in Kashmir and four in Jammu — have been killed in 12 encounters in the Union Territory so far, DGP Singh said. Additionally, more than 40 overground workers of different proscribed outfits have been arrested and several terror modules busted. At least 250 listed terrorists, however, are still active in J&K, he added.