Three LeT militants killed in Anantnag encounter identified
Three LeT militants killed in Anantnag encounter identified
IANS / Updated: May 11, 2021, 13:32 IST
Srinagar: Three
South Kashmir s Anantnag district on Tuesday have been identified, police said.
Police in a statement said that Anantnag Police while acting on specific input regarding presence of three terrorists in a residential house at village Sheikhpora, Vailoo area of Kokernag, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by Police,
Army s 19 RR and CRPF.
During the search operation, as the presence of terrorists got ascertained they were given an opportunity to surrender, however they fired indiscriminately upon the joint search party which was retaliated leading to an encounter.
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SRINAGAR, Mar 13: Security forces today trapped a top commander of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant outfit Sajjad Afghani along with a foreign militant in a village in South Kashmir district of Shopian.
Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar told Excelsior that Wilayat Lone alias Sajad Afghani and a foreign militant were trapped by security forces in Rawalpora village of Shopian district today.
Afghani, resident of Rawalpora area of Shopian is top commander of Jaish-e-Mohammad. He has been active since 2018.
Earlier, a joint team of police and Army launched a cordon and search operation in Rawalpora after inputs about Afghani’s presence in the village.