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Two terrorists have been killed in an encounter with security forces in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, the police informed.
The encounter broke out early this morning in the Wanigam Payeen Kerri area of Baramulla after the security forces launched a cordon and search operation, while acting on specific inputs about the presence of terrorists.
The police said that the search operation turned into an encounter after the terrorists fired upon a search party of the security forces. The police said that following the operation, incriminating materials, arms and ammunition, including an AK-47 rifle and a pistol were recovered from the spot.
“#BaramullaEncounterUpdate: Two #terrorists neutralised. Identification being ascertained. #Incriminating materials, arms & ammunition including 01 AK 47 rifle and one pistol recovered,” the Kashmir Zone police said in a tweet.
The terrorists killed have been identified as Shakir Majir and Hanan Ahmed Seh. Both were residents of Shopian and were associated with the Lashkar-e-Tayiba, according to Additional Director General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar.
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On Wednesday, two terrorists were killed in an encounter with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
The Defence Public Relations Officer, Srinagar said that the security personnel had launched an operation based on inputs provided by the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kupwara.
“A well-coordinated counter-infiltration grid was put in place in the extremely difficult area. Indian Army and Special Operations Group (SOG) Kupwara were also deployed along the possible routes of the infiltration. The alert troops in ambushes braved continuous bad weather marked by incessant rainfall, poor visibility and a significant drop in temperature for two consecutive nights,” an Army statement read.
“And on Wednesday morning at around 8.30 am, the infiltrated terrorists were sighted by the troops. An intense firefight ensued resulting in the elimination of two terrorists,” the statement also read.
