Cop injured, stable say Officials; Pistol, Grenade recovered from slain, case registered: Police
Kulgam- A newly recruited militant of Al-Badr outfit was killed in an encounter at Hawoora area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Tuesday.
Reports quoting unnamed officials said that one local militant who was recruited by Al-Badr outfit was killed in the encounter.
They said that a police personnel was also injured in the initial exchange of firing. “The condition of the policeman was stable”, officials said.
Earlier, officials said that police, army’s 1st RR and the CRPF cordoned off the suspected spot in Hawoora village of Kulgam, where the hiding militant fired upon the forces triggering an encounter.
Meanwhile, a police spokesman said that acting on a specific input regarding the presence of a terrorist in village Hawoora, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by Police, Army (1st RR) and CRPF (18 Bn) in the area.
The statement reads that during the search operation, as the joint search party approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding terrorist fired indiscriminately upon the joint search party, in which one police personnel got injured who was subsequently shifted to hospital for treatment.
“The hiding terrorist was also given an opportunity to surrender, however he kept on firing on the joint forces. The fire was effectively retaliated, leading to an encounter. In the ensuing encounter, a local terrorist linked with proscribed terrorist outfit Al-Badr was killed and his body was retrieved from the site of encounter.”
It added that he has been identified as Adil Majeed Lone son of Abdul Majeed Lone, a resident of Akbarabad, Hawoora, Kulgam.
“Incriminating materials, arms & ammunition including 01 Pistol with live ammunition and a grenade were recovered from the site of encounter. All the recovered material has been taken into case records for further investigation,” the police statement said.
It reads that a case under relevant sections of law has been registered and further investigation is in progress.
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