3 Terrorists Killed In J&K Were Members Of Lashkar-e-Taiba: Cops

Kashmir Zone Inspector General Vijay Kumar said, "Among the three terrorists killed in the Bandipora encounter yesterday, one was Shakir who had crossed over to Pakistan from Wagha border in Amritsar in 2018. The three killed were members of Lashkar-e-Taiba."

The three terrorists neutralised in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora have been identified as members of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Kashmir Zone Inspector General Vijay Kumar said, "Among the three terrorists killed in the Bandipora encounter yesterday, one was Shakir who had crossed over to Pakistan from Wagha border in Amritsar in 2018. The three killed were members of Lashkar-e-Taiba." "We received information that there are some terrorists in Bandipora's Shokbaba forest, following which we, along with the army, conducted a search. As soon as we began our search, they started firing, injuring one jawan in the process," he said "3 terrorists have been killed, including the local LeT terrorist Shakir. We are speculating that there might be 2-3 more terrorists in the area," he added.