Army men gather around the body of a militant killed in a brief shootout in Tahab village on Sunday.

Internet services were suspended in Pulwama district of south Kashmir following the killing of two militants in a shootout in Tahab village early Sunday.

As the word spread, people took to streets in Samboora and Tahab to protest the killings. In Samboora, reports said that forces resorted to aerial firing to disperse the protesters.

An official said that mobile Internet services were suspended to prevent the “spreading of rumours”.

Meanwhile, search operation is going on in Tahab village where two militants, reportedly belonging to Hizb-ul-Mujahideen outfit, were killed in a brief shootout.