Pulwama: Two local militants of JeM outfit were killed in an encounter (military operation) at Gundipora village of Pingelan area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said on Monday morning.
They have been identified as Abid Hussain Shah, son of Late Mushtaq Ahmad Shah, a resident of Monghama-Pulwama and Saqib Azad Sofi, son of Azad Ahmad Sofi, a resident of Amshipora Shopian.
On Sunday evening, a joint team of police, Army, and CRPF launched a Cardon and search operation in the area after receiving inputs/information about the presence of militants generated by Kulgam Police.
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“During the search operation, terrorists who were hiding in a residential house of Nazir Ahmad Mir fired indiscriminately upon search party which was retaliated leading to an encounter,” J&K police said in a statement to The Himalayan Post.
To avoid any collateral damage due to darkness, the operation was suspended during the night hours and resumed in the morning, the statement said.
Moreover, Two AK rifles were recovered from the site of encounter site.
As per police records, the slain duo were involved in several terror crime cases including attacks on Police/SF and civilian atrocities.
One of the militants, Abid Shah has killed unarmed policeman Ct. Reyaz Ahmad at his residential house at Gadoora area of Pulwama on 13th May 2022, Police quoted IGP Kashmir Mr. Vijay Kumar saying.
“We are working on multi-dimensional fronts to prevent local terrorist recruitment, those who motivate and lure young boys towards terrorism are being booked under PSA,” IGP said.
“We are also tracking new recruits through technical surveillance,” he said.
