Police said as per its records, the killed terrorist was a categorised terrorist and involved in terror crime cases, including attacks on Police and Security forces.
Also, two army personnel were killed and as many others injured when their vehicle met with an accident while on way to the encounter site, the official said.
The terrorist has been identified as Muneeb Ahmad Sheikh, a resident of Tak Mohalla in Shopian district, affiliated with proscribed terror outfit LeT.
As the security forces zeroed in on the spot where terrorists were hiding they came under a heavy volume of fire that triggered the encounter.
Incriminating material, arms and ammunition, including two AK-series rifles, four AK magazines and 32 rounds were recovered from them.
Srinagar: Two militants were Sunday killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, an army official said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Hindsitapur area of Shopian district in south Kashmir following specific information about the presence of militants there, the official said. As the forces were […]
Srinagar: Proscribed terror outfit Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind’s (AGuH) chief has been trapped in an ongoing encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district in which three unidentified terrorists have been killed on…