Two terrorists killed in Pulwama encounter of Jammu & Kashmir

One more terrorist was killed in the ongoing encounter in the Mitrigam of South Kashmir's Pulwama district on Thursday. Meanwhile One army soldier was killed during the encounter on Wednesday.

Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir):One more terrorist has been killed in the ongoing encounter in the Mitrigam area of Pulwama, said police on Thursday. An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in the Mitrigam area of Pulwama on Wednesday. A terrorist was killed earlier during the encounter.

Both the terrorists killed in the encounter had been involved in a series of attacks on outside labourers in the district in the month of March-April 2022, said IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar. The neutralised terrorists have been identified as Aijaz Hafiz and Shahid Ayub and belong to Al Badr terror outfit. Both of them are local terrorists, said the official.

Police also recovered two AK 47 rifles. According to Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar, two-three terrorists, including a Pakistani terrorist of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit, were trapped inside the cordon. The operation was halted in between due to the evacuation of civilians.

One army soldier was killed during an encounter that broke out between security forces and militants in Pulwama district on Wednesday, the police officials informed. The official was shifted to a hospital immediately, though he succumbed to the injuries while receiving treatment.