4 terrorists killed in separate encounters in J&K


PTI, Oct 10, 2020, 6:34 PM IST

Srinagar: Four terrorists were killed on Saturday in two separate encounters with security forces in Kulgam and Pulwama districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

Forces launched a cordon and search operation in Chingam area of Kulgam district of south Kashmir late Friday night following specific inputs about the presence of terrorists there, a police official said.

He said the search operation turned into an encounter after terrorists fired upon a security forces party, who retaliated.

In the exchange of fire, two terrorists were killed, the official said.

They have been identified as Tariq Ahmad Mir, resident of Zangalpora Divsar Kulgam; and a Pakistani national identified as Sameer Bhai alias Usman, resident of Punjab Pakistan, and an “A” category terrorist, the official said.

He said both terrorists were affiliated with the Jaish-e-Mohammad outfit.

“As per the police records, both the killed terrorists were part of groups responsible for carrying out terrorist attacks. They were involved in many terror crimes and civilian atrocities, including the killing of police official Khurshid Ahmad at Farah Mirbazzar and attack on sarpanch Aarif Ahmad at Akhran Mirbazzar in which he was critically injured,” the official said.

An Army official said an M4 rifle and a pistol have been recovered from the site of the encounter.

In another operation in the Dadoora area of Pulwama district of south Kashmir, two terrorists were killed, police said.

The police said the encounter started after security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation there following information about the presence of terrorists.

Two AK rifles have been recovered from the encounter site, they added.

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