On May 26, Security forces had successfully thwarted an infiltration bid and had killed three terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
Anantnag: Security forces on Saturday killed two terrorists in an encounter at Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the Kashmir Zone Police, encounter started in at Shitipora, Bijbehara area of Anantnag.
Kashmir Zone Police further informed to gun down both the terrorists and recover incriminating materials including arms and ammunition from the spot. A massive search operation was launch by forces in the area.
According to IGP Kashmir, both terrorists were identified as Ishfaq Ah Ganie resident of Chakwangund, Anantnag and Yawar Ayub Dar, resident of Dogripora, Awantipora. They were affiliated with proscribed terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen. The duo were involved in several terror related activities.
On May 26, Security forces had successfully thwarted an infiltration bid and had killed three terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
In a tweet from its official handle, the Kashmir Zone Police had said, “#KupwaraEncounterUpdate: All three #terrorists killed, affiliated with proscribed #terror outfit LeT. Identification being ascertained. #Incriminating materials including arms & #ammunition recovered: IGP Kashmir @JmuKmrPolice.”
In a tweet, the police force had said, “Based on a specific input developed by #KupwaraPolice regarding infiltration attempt of #terrorists in village Jumagund, Kupwara, an #encounter has started when the infiltrating terrorists were intercepted by #Army & #Police. More details to follow. @JmuKmrPolice.”
Speaking about the encounter, IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar had said, “From the incriminating materials recovered, the three killed terrorists have been identified as Pakistanis affiliated with the terror outfit LeT. So far, 26 foreign terrorists (14 JeM and 12 LeT) have been neutralised this year.”
The encounter had taken place hours after suspected militants killed a television artist and injured her 10-year-old nephew in Budgam district. In a tweet, the J&K police had said, “At around 1955 hours, terrorists fired upon one lady Amreen Bhat D/O Khazir Mohd Bhat R/O Hushroo Chadoora at her home. She was shifted to hospital in injured condition where doctors declared her dead. Her 10-year-old nephew who was also at home received bullet injury in his arm.”
The attack on Bhat had come hours after an NIA court in Delhi sentenced separatist Yasin Malik to life imprisonment in a case of terror funding.