Srinagar: Two terrorists were killed by security forces in two separate encounters in J&K’s Anantnag and Kulgam on Saturday.
The one killed in Anantnag encounter by the security forces at Sirhama area in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district was Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander, Nisar Ahmad Dar.
In a second encounter in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, one more terrorists was neutralised by the security forces. The identity of the neutralised terrorist is being established.
A senior police official said that searches were on in Kulgam and further details were awaited.
Giving details about the Anantnag encounter, the official said that the encounter between terrorists and security forces took place after a joint team of the police and the security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation on the basis of specific information about presence of terrorists.
As the security forces zeroed in on the spot where terrorists were hiding they came under a heavy volume of fire that triggered the encounter in which the LeT commander was gunned down.
Meanwhile, two terrorist associates of proscribed terror outfit LeT have been arrested in J&K’s Budgam district.
The Budgam police, along with army’s 2 RR and CRPF, arrested the two from the orchard area of Rathsun Beerwah in Budgam.
They have been identified as Wajid Yousuf Akhoon, resident of Rathsun Beerwah, and Mohammad Ashraf Sheikh, resident of Kawoosa Khalisa.
Incriminating materials of proscribed terror outfit LeT, and arms and ammunition including a Chinese pistol, two pistol magazines, and 12 pistol rounds have been recovered from their possession.
Police have registered a case and investigation has been initiated.