Times of India 
 
NOIDA, Jan 25: Two suspected Pakistani terrorists were killed in an encounter with the UP Anti-Terror Squad in the wee hours of Sunday morning in Noida, a day before the nation celebrates its 59th Republic Day.

Police said the encounter took place in Sector 97 of Noida, which is a suburb of Delhi and an important part of the National Capital Region (NCR).

"One of the terrorists, while being taken to hospital identified himself as Farooq, a resident of Okara in Pakistan, and his companion as Abu Ismail from Rawalakot," UP ADG Brij Lal told reporters in a press conference in Lucknow.

“One passport in the name of Ali Ahmad, a resident of Rahimyaarkhan, was recovered from the car,” said the UP ADG.

“Police have found two AK-47s, 4 magazines, 120 bullets, 5 hand grenades, Rs 18,000 cash, detonators, 9 RDX rods and a rucksack from the car,” Brij Lal said.

One ATS constable, Vinod Kumar, was also injured in the encounter. His condition is said to be stable.

According to Navin Arora, the SSP of Noida, ATS was informed of two armed criminals trying to enter Delhi by a car numbered UP14E 9531. As soon as it got the information, the ATS chased them. When the Maruti 800, in which they were travelling, reached near Mahamaya flyover, the UP ATS team stopped them. They tried to run away through the Noida-Delhi expressway towards Sector 97, the SSP further informed.

Arora further informed that the criminals started firing on them once the ATS team closed in on them. In the exchange, the two were injured and later nabbed. Police took them to a nearby hospital where they were declared dead.

The SSP also informed that an identity card of one Sameer Chaudhary was also recovered from their car. Police however also says that the identity card may be fake.