Slain JeM militants were planning to attack Agniveer recruitment rally: SSP Baramulla

Baramulla SSP says the two local Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants who were killed in an encounter were planning to sabotage the Agniveer recruitment rally here.

Baramulla:Two Jaish-e-Mohammad militants killed in an encounter by security forces in Jammu Kashmir's Baramulla district on Friday had planned to attack an ongoing military recruitment rally in the area, said Senior Superintendent of Police Baramulla, Rayees Mohammad Bhat while addressing a press conference here.

Inputs from intelligence agencies earlier in the day stated two terrorists were hiding in a locality of Wedipora village. During a joint operation into the area by the army, police, and the SSB, the militants opened fire, Bhat said.

"An AKS 74-U along with three magazines, a pistol and its magazine alongside two bullets have been recovered from the duo," the SSP said. "According to intel, they had planned an attack on the Agniveer Recruitment rally of the Army. They were aiming to distract the youth involved and defeat the purpose of the rally," he added.

"Necessary actions have been taken and site clearance has been issued," he added. Another encounter started earlier in the day in the Chitragam area of Shopian district, police had noted.