Baramulla (J&K): A Pakistani LeT terrorist was killed in an encounter between terrorists and security forces in Panipora forest area of Zaloora in North Kashmir's Sopore on Monday, police said.
The officials said that the encounter broke out after joint security forces including Army, CRPF and SOG of Jammu and Kashmir police cordoned off the area following inputs about the presence of militants there. "One Pakistani terrorist affiliated with proscribed terror outfit LeT killed. Incriminating materials including arms and ammunition recovered. Two foreign terrorists and one local terrorist escaped from cordon. Search going on. Further details shall follow," Jammu and Kashmir Police tweeted, quoting Inspector General Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar.
The IGP said that as per the documents recovered from the slain Pakistani terrorist, he has been identified as Hanzalla of Lahore, Pakistan. "One AK rifle, five magazines along with ammunition has been recovered. Further details shall follow," the IGP said. The encounter comes two days after Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist commander Nisar Khanday was killed in an encounter at Rishipora area in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district.
There have been a series of anti-terror operations in Kashmir over the last few months in which many terrorists and their commanders have been eliminated. Most of the operations have been jointly conducted by the police and the army on the basis of specific intelligence inputs.
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