Srinagar- A Pakistani militant of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was among two militants killed in an encounter with government forces in Kulgam district of South Kashmir on Sunday, police said.
The encounter at Cheyan Devsar area of the south Kashmir district broke out after government forces launched a cordon and search operation there following inputs about the presence of militants, a police official said.
In the ensuing exchange of fire, two militants were killed, the official said.
#KulgamEncounterUpdate: Both the trapped #terrorists killed. #Incriminating materials including arms & ammunition recovered.
Search going on. Further details shall follow.@JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/YRsKZLTHm3— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) May 8, 2022
Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar, had earlier said one of the trapped militants was a Pakistani.
#KulgamEncounterUpdate: 01 #Pakistani #terrorist (Haider) of LeT terror outfit & a local terrorist trapped in on-going #encounter. Haider was active in North Kashmir for more than 2 years & involved in several #terror crimes. Details follow: IGP Kashmir@JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/kTv1GINZzU
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) May 8, 2022
The second slain militant has been identified as Shahbaz Shah of Kulgam.
#KulgamEncounterUpdate:
Second killed local #terrorist Shahbaz Shah of #Kulgam was involved in killing of a #civilian belonging to minority community namely Satish Kumar Singh on 13/04/22 in Kakran, Kulgam: IGP Kashmir@JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/ryCv93RibN— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) May 8, 2022
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