Srinagar: Security forces on Monday gunned down four Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists in an encounter in Lassipora area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
On receiving information about presence of some terrorists in the area, security forces comprising 55 Rashtriya Rifle, Jammu and Kashmir Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched a search operation in Lassipora village in the early hours.
A senior police official said that as the security cordon tightened, the hiding terrorists started indiscriminate firing, triggering an encounter in which four terrorists were killed.
He said that the encounter operation has also left three security personnel injured.
“Though four terrorists have been neutralised, the area has been cordoned off and a search operation is still underway as three more terrorists are believed to be trapped in the area,” said the police official.
He said that the identities of the slain terrorists is being ascertained.
The police official said that the forces have recovered weapons and war like stores from the victims including two AK rifles, one SLR and a pistol.