Seven militants killed in 24 hours in Kashmir

June 21, 2022

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Seven militants including an arrested militant and three non-locals were killed in three separate encounters in Kashmir in the last 24 hours, police said.

Four Lashkar-e-Toiba militants, including three Pakistani nationals and an arrested militant from Shopian were killed in a gunfight on Monday in Lolab area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district.

A top official said that joint team of JK police and army cordoned off Lolab area of Kupwara area on disclosure of arrested militant Showkat Ahmad from Sedow, Shopian who was arrested in connection with IED case. “As the joint team was searching for the militants, they came under fire and retaliated, Showkat also got trapped and in exchange of fire, four militants including Showkat and three non-locals were killed,” he said.

The slain militants were affiliated with LeT outfit and were identified as Bambar Khan, Al-Bakash, Aftab Bhai o and a local Showket Ahmad Sheikh resident of Sedow Shopian on whose disclosure the said operation was conducted,” Police said.

In another encounter that started on Monday, two local militants namely Zakir Padder of Kulgam affiliated with JeM and Haris Sharief of Zafran Colony, Pantha Chowk, Srinagar affiliated with LeT were killed in D. H Pora Kulgam, police said.

Another encounter broke out on the intervening night of Monday-Tuesday at Chatpora area of Pulwama district in which one militant was killed. An official told KNO that a joint team of police, Army and CRPF after receiving information about the presence of militants launched search operation in the area.

He said that as the joint team of forces intensified searches towards suspected spot, the hiding militant fired upon the party, which was retaliated, thus triggering an encounter. “During exchange of fire, one militant was killed who has been identified as Suhail Ahmad Khan son of GhMohi-ud-din Khan resident of Maidan Chogal Handwara.

Meanwhile, a police spokesman said that one militant was killed Pulwama operation while as on Sunday, two Pakistani militants were neutralized in Chandigam Lolab area of Kupwara while as two more militants were killed on Monday taking the toll to four.

The spokesman said that the slain militants include three Pakistani militants identified as Bambar Khan, Al-Bakash and Aftab Bhai of LeT out and a local militant Showket Ahmad Sheikh, a resident of Sedow, Shopian on whose disclosure the said operation was conducted.”

IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar congratulated the joint teams for carrying out Anti-militant operations in professional manner without any collateral damage.

He also termed the elimination of seven militants in less than 24hrs as a big success taking the toll of total killed militants to 114 including 32 foreigners so far in this year.