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SRINAGAR: There has been a surge in the number of gunfights between terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir. In the last two weeks alone, there were seven gunfights, killing 18 terrorists and an Army personnel
Of the seven encounters, five took place in south Kashmir and one each in Srinagar and north Kashmir.
On July 10, three Lashkar terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag. One of them, identified as Lashkar district commander Arif Hajam, was involved in the killing of Army jawan Havaldar Manzoor Beigh of 162 Territorial Army (TA) on June 6, 2019.
On July 8, four local terrorists, three belonging to Lashkar-e-Toiba and another from Albadar, were killed in two gunfights in south Kashmir–one in Pulwama and another in Kulgam. On July 7, a top commander of Hizbul Mujahideen Mehraj-ud-Din Halwai alias Ubaid, who was active in militancy since 2012 and was also tech-savvy, was killed in an encounter after his arrest
3 LeT terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in J-K s Anantnag district
3 LeT terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in J-K s Anantnag district
As per police records, the killed terrorists were part of a group involved in several terror crime cases including attacks on security forces. Representational image
Updated: Jul 11, 2021, 06:50 AM IST
Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday informed that three terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were eliminated in an encounter in Anantnag. Acting on specific information generated by Anantnag Police about the presence of terrorists in the Kawarigam Ranipora area of Anantnag, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by Police, 19RR, and CRPF in the said area, a press release issued by the police read.
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