Srinagar: Two militants from Bijbhera area of south kashmir were killed in Rainawari encounter (military Operation,) Police said on Wednesday Morning.
A police officer identified duo as Rayees Ahmad Bhat, son of Abdul Hameed Bhat, a resident of Shahbad Veeri, Bijbhera and Hilal Ahmad Rah alias Shaboo son of Safeer Ahmad Rah, resident of Kuthipora Waghama Bijbehara.
A top police also said that Rayees had gone missing on 8th August last year while Rah went missing on 18th October same year. Both were affliated with Lashkar-i-Toiba and were category-C militants.
" Before joining militant ranks, Rayees was running an online news portal Valley News Service in 2021" the officer said.
Reportedly, on the interviewing night of Tuesday -Wednesday, the operation started around 1:03 Am in Rainawari area of Kashmir Capital.
(GNS)
