Srinagar (J&K): A Pakistani militant and a top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Abrar have been killed in an encounter with security forces in the Malhoora Parimpora area of Srinagar district on Tuesday. IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar has confirmed that they were neutralised in an operation carried out by police and security forces in the wee hours.
"Both terrorists have been killed in Srinagar encounter. Jammu and Kashmir Police had a specific input about terrorists carrying out an attack on the highway. Keeping in view the seriousness of the input, a few joint nakas of JKP and CRPF were placed along the highway. On Parimpora naka, a vehicle was stopped and their identity sought The person sitting in the back seat tried to open his bag and took out a grenade. The naka party swiftly swung into action and grabbed the person sitting in the back seat. Both the driver and the person at the back seat were taken to the police station wherein after taking off their masks, one of them was identified as terrorist Abrar, a top LeT commander," IGP Kumar said.
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"He was put to joint interrogation by the Jammu and Kashmir Police, CRPF and Army. One pistol and hand grenades were recovered from his possession. On sustained interrogation by the joint teams of JKP, CRPF and Army, he disclosed that he had kept his AK-47 rifle at a house located in Malhoora. Thereafter, he was taken to that house to recover the weapon. When the party was entering the house to recover the alleged weapon, one of his associates hiding inside the house fired at the party. In the initial firing, 3 CRPF personnel got injured and Abrar, accompanying the search party, got hit. The injured personnel were evacuated and the rest of the party took position and called for reinforcement. The house was cordoned immediately by an additional component of JKP, CRPF and Army and the fire was further retaliated. In the ensuing gunfire, a foreign terrorist who fired from inside the house got neutralised and Abrar also got killed. Two AK-47 rifles were recovered from the site. Abrar was involved in the killings of several security force personnel and civilians along," IGP Kumar said.
