Srinagar: Two militants from Hizbul Mujahideen outfit were killed in an encounter between security forces and militants in the Hangalgund village in the Kokernag area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Thursday.
According to details, security forces received a report of militants hiding in the Danvethapura area of the Kokernag constituency, after which the army, police and paramilitary forces cordoned off the area. Sources said that while the area was cordoned off, the hiding militants fired upon the security forces which was retaliated thus triggering an encounter.
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J&K police confirmed on its Twitter handle that two militants were killed in the encounter and added that the search was still on. "Killed terrorists identified as Junaid and Basit Bhat of HM terror outfit. Terrorist Basit was involved in the killing of BJP’s Sarpanch Ghulam Rasool Dar and his wife, a Panch on 9/8/21 in Anantnag," Kashmir Zone police quoted the IGP saying.
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#AnantnagEncounterUpdate: Killed #terrorists identified as Junaid Bhat & Basit Wani of HM #terror outfit. #Terrorist Basit Wani was involved in killing of BJP’s Sarpanch Gh Rasool Dar & his wife, a Panch on 9/8/21 in #Anantnag: IGP Kashmir@JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/LVQb5MWgOb
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">#AnantnagEncounterUpdate: Killed #terrorists identified as Junaid Bhat & Basit Wani of HM #terror outfit. #Terrorist Basit Wani was involved in killing of BJP’s Sarpanch Gh Rasool Dar & his wife, a Panch on 9/8/21 in #Anantnag: IGP Kashmir@JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/LVQb5MWgOb
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) June 16, 2022#AnantnagEncounterUpdate: Killed #terrorists identified as Junaid Bhat & Basit Wani of HM #terror outfit. #Terrorist Basit Wani was involved in killing of BJP’s Sarpanch Gh Rasool Dar & his wife, a Panch on 9/8/21 in #Anantnag: IGP Kashmir@JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/LVQb5MWgOb
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) June 16, 2022
The encounter coincided with the two-day J&K visit of Defense Minister Rajnath Singh. Rajnath reached Baramulla on Thursday and is going to visit Pahalgam on Friday. Pahalgam is in the same district where the encounter was going on.
