J&K cop’s killer among two Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists killed in Pulwama encounter
Zee News
One of the slain terrorists was involved in the killing of police constable Reyaz Ahmad earlier this month, a J&K police spokesman said.
Srinagar: Security forces shot dead two Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists in an overnight encounter in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. One of the slain terrorists was involved in the killing of police constable Reyaz Ahmad earlier this month, a J&K police spokesman said.
He said that on a specific input generated by the Kulgam Police regarding the presence of terrorists in village Gundipora of Pulwama, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by security forces.
"During the search operation, as the joint search party approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding terrorists in the residential house of Nazir Ahmad Mir fired indiscriminately upon the search party which was retaliated leading to an encounter," he said.
The spokesman said that to avoid any collateral damage due to darkness, the operation was suspended during the night hours and was resumed in the wee hours. "In the ensuing encounter, two terrorists, identified as Abid Hussain Shah and Saqib Azad Sofi, were killed. They were affiliated with proscribed terror outfit JeM," he added.
According to police records, the spokesman said both the slain men were categorized as terrorists and part of groups involved in several terror crime cases, including attacks on police and civilian atrocities.
