LeT terrorist Yousuf Kantroo among two militants killed in J-K’s Baramulla encounter
India Today
Top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Yousuf Kantroo was killed in Baramulla district on Thursday. He was in the list of top 10 most wanted terrorists.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police along with the Indian Army achieved a major success by neutralising two terrorists in an encounter at Malwah area of Baramulla. A dreaded terrorist of the proscribed terror outfit LeT, Yousuf Kantroo, who was killed in the encounter was amongst the list of top 10 most wanted terrorists.
“Top most wanted LeT terrorist commander Yousuf Kantroo was among two terrorists neutralised in the Baramulla encounter. His elimination is a big success. He was involved in several killings, including the very recent killing of police personnel and his brother, one civilian and one soldier in Budgam”, said Vijay Kumar, IGP Kashmir.
Two LeT terrorists have been neutralized in the ongoing Baramulla encounter. Four army personnel and one police jawan were injured during the operation. As per our info, three more terrorists could be present: IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar pic.twitter.com/VzUErp2Ty2
Acting on specific information generated by Budgam Police, a special team of Budgam Police along with the Army (62RR) launched a joint cordon and search operation in Malwah. During the search operation, as the joint search party reached the suspected spot, the hiding terrorists fired indiscriminately upon them in which four soldiers, including one officer, received minor injuries. The fire was effectively retaliated, leading to an encounter.
Later on, Baramulla Police headed by SSP Baramulla also joined in the operation. One policeman from Baramulla district also got injured in the encounter. He was later on shifted to the Army’s base hospital in Srinagar.
