A gunbattle broke out between militants and security forces at Drabgam in Pulwama after the latter had launched a cordon-and-search operation in the area following information about the presence of the ultras there, a police official said.
The JCO sustained injuries in the early exchange offire between the two sides and later succumbed.
The two militants killed in the encounter that lasted for nearly two hours have been identified as Abdul Manan and Afaq Bhat.