In Jammu and Kashmir, the security forces have taken a big action against the terrorists. In the last 12 hours, 4 terrorists have been killed in Kashmir. Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were gunned down in Shopian while two terrorists were killed in Pulwama, a police official said.
- Action of security forces in Jammu and Kashmir
- 4terrorists killed in 12 hours
- Other items including 2 AK-47s recovered
Srinagar: In Jammu and Kashmir, the security forces have taken a big action against the terrorists. Giving information, the police said that four terrorists were killed in two separate encounters with security forces in Shopian and Pulwama districts on Saturday.
- Two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists killed
Security forces gunned down two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists in Shopian while two terrorists were killed in Pulwama, whose identity is not yet known. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation after receiving a tip-off about the presence of terrorists in Chaugam village area of ​​Shopian in south Kashmir, a police official said.
- Terrorists opened fire on the security forces
He said that the presence of terrorists was detected during the search operation. He was given full opportunity to surrender. However, the terrorists denied this and started firing indiscriminately at the police and security forces. The security forces also retaliated which triggered the encounter.
- 2 terrorists killed in Shopian
Two terrorists were killed in the encounter and their bodies have been recovered from the encounter site, the official said. He said the terrorists have been identified as Sajjad Ahmed Chak of Braripura in Shopian and Raja Basit Yakub of Achan Litter in Pulwama.
- Other items including 2 AK-47s recovered
He said that according to the police records, both the terrorists were associated with the banned terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba. They have been part of groups involved in many cases of terror crime. Apart from this, the slain terrorist Chak was also involved in recruiting youth into terrorist organizations.’ He said that two AK-47 rifles, four AK magazines and 32 bullets and other material including arms and ammunition have been recovered from the terrorists. .
- 4 terrorists killed in 12 hours
Another encounter took place between terrorists and security forces at Hardumir in Tral area of ​​Pulwama district, the official said. In which 2-3 terrorists are trapped. This is the second encounter in the last 12 hours. The official said that two terrorists were killed in this encounter, whose identity is not yet known. He said that it is not yet known which group these terrorists belonged to.