Awantipora encounter: Two JeM militants killed in gunbattle with security forces


The encounter broke out on Monday afternoon after security forces cordoned the area following inputs about the presence of the militants.

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Srinagar: Two militants of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) were killed in an overnight gunfight in Rajpora of the Awantipora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, the police said on Tuesday.

The Kashmir Zone Police in a tweet had said, “AwantiporaEncounterUpdate: 02 #terrorists killed. #Incriminating materials including 02 AK 47 rifles recovered. Search going on.”

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In another tweet, the Kashmir Zone Police said, “Killed #terrorists identified as Shahid Rather of #Tral & Umar Yousuf of #Shopian. Besides other #terror crimes, #terrorist Shahid was involved in killing of a woman Mst Shakeela of Aripal & a govt employee/ peon Javid Ahmed of Lurgam Tral: IGP Kashmir @JmuKmrPolice.”

The encounter broke out on Monday afternoon after security forces cordoned the area following inputs about the presence of the militants.

This came hours before terrorists killed a high school teacher in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir.

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