Two terrorists affiliated to Hizbul Mujahideen have been killed in an encounter in Awantipora on Friday.
The encounter began after 2 am throughout a cordon and search operation launched by safety forces in Khrew space of ​​Awantipora.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police stated in an announcement, “As soon as the presence of terrorists was detected during the search operation, they were given repeated opportunities to surrender, however, they fired indiscriminately on the joint search party, which in retaliation. There was an encounter.”
The our bodies of each the terrorists have been recovered from the encounter web site on Friday morning. They have been recognized as Musaib Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Khrew in Pampore and Muzamil Ahmed Rather, a resident of Chakura, Pulwama.
According to the police, Musaib “had a history of terroristic crimes and was involved in planning and executing a number of terror attacks, including civilian atrocities”.
The police additionally claimed that he was a part of a “Hizbul Mujahideen hit squad” for civilian killings in South Kashmir.
However, Muzammil Ahmed not too long ago joined the terrorist ranks, he stated.
An AK rifle and a pistol have been recovered from the encounter web site. “All the recovered material has been taken on the case record for further investigation and to check their involvement in other terror crimes,” the police stated.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
