Srinagar:A Pakistani militant of Lashkar-e-Toiba was killed in an encounter (military operation) that raged in North Kashmir’s Sopore forests on Monday evening, police said.
Moreover, three other militants including a local have managed to escape from the encounter site, police said in a statement.
One LeT militant, a resident of Pakistan was killed in the gunfight, IGP said.
The documents recovered from the killed Pakistani (militant) revealed that his identity as Hanzalla of Lahore, Pakistan,” he said,
“One AK rifle, 05 magazines along with ammunition was also recovered," IGP added.
He also confirmed that two Pakistani militants and a local militant managed to escape in the initial phase of the firefight. However, he said, hunt for them was on.
The encounter had ensued after a joint team of Police and army launched a 14 hour long cordon and search operation in the area amid specific information about the presence of the militants.
As the joint team zeroed towards the suspected spot, the officials said, the hiding militants fired on them, which was retaliated, triggering off the gunfight.
27 Pakistani militants have been killed so far this year in the Kashmir Valley.
(GNS)
