Srinagar- The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said the militant who killed Kashmiri Pandit Sanjay Sharma, has been killed in Awantipora encounter.
Kashmir zone police while quoting ADGP Kumar said the militant killed in the encounter has been identified as Aqib Mushtaq Bhat of Pulwama.
#AwantiporaEncounterUpdate: Killed #terrorist identified as Aqib Mustaq Bhat of #Pulwama (A category). He initially worked for HM #terror outfit, nowadays he had been working with TRF. #Killer of late Sanjay Sharma #neutralised: ADGP Kashmir@JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/1EdTeobWYP
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) February 28, 2023
He said Aqib was an A category militant was was initially working with Hizbul Mujahideen, but was now working with TRF.
Sharma, a bank guard, was shot dead by militants on Sunday morning barely 100 metres from his home in Achan in Pulwama when he was on his way to the local market. He was rushed to a hospital by passersby but he succumbed to the injuries.
He was cremated in his native village in Pulwama on Monday.
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