Top LeT commander, 2 terrorists killed in J-K’s Baramulla; encounter underway
Zee News
Top commander of Lashkar-e-Toiba was among three terrorists killed, while four soldiers, including an officer and a policeman, were injured in a gunfight at Malwah village of Baramulla district.
Srinagar: Three terrorists have been killed in an ongoing encounter that started on Thursday (April 21, 2022) between terrorists and security forces at Malwah area in North Kashmir`s Baramulla district.
A most want top commander of Lashkar-e-Toiba was among three terrorists killed while four soldiers, including an officer and a policeman, were injured in a gunfight at Malwah village of Baramulla district.
In the ongoing encounter at Malwah village police claimed to have got a major success of the year as three terrorists were killed and two more foreign terrorists are believed to be hiding.
IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar said, “Acting on specific information generated by Budgam police, a special team of Budgam Police along with Army (62RR) launched a joint cordon and search operation in Malwah area of Baramulla. During the search operation as the joint search party reached the suspected spot, the hiding terrorists fired indiscriminately upon them in which four 4 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 who was later shifted to Army’s base hospital in Srinagar,” he added.
