114 including 32 foreigners killed this year
Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 20: Three militants were killed in two overnight gun battles in Kashmir taking the tally of the killed militants in these encounters to seven. Two of these militants were killed in Kupwara and one in Pulwama.
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Two militants were killed in Chandigam Lolab area of Kupwara today during an overnight gun battle taking the number of militants killed in the operation to 4.
Police said that the killed militants include three Pakistanis identified as Bambar Khan, Al-Bakash and Aftab Bhai of LeT and a local militant Showket Ahmad Sheikh, resident of Sedow Shopian on whose disclosure the operation was conducted.
A police spokesman said that Showket was the mastermind behind an IED blast in a private vehicle at Sedow Shopian in which one soldier was killed and another injured.
During his interrogation, it was revealed that he used to ferry militants and arms and ammunition from Lolab to Shopian.
The spokesman said that the Kupwara police got his custody changed by the order of court and arrested in one militancy related case.
“During his interrogation in Kupwara he revealed several sensitive information related to militants operating in Lolab area of Kupwara. On his discloser, an operation was launched and he was also trapped in initial ensuring encounter in which one foreign militant was neutralised. Several attempts were made to rescue him but he also got neutralised in firing of militants. Later, two more foreign militants were neutralized,” he said.
Two AK-series rifles, six AK magazines, one M-4 rifle along with one magazine and three live grenades were recovered from their possession.
In another operation at Pulwama, one militant was killed in an overnight encounter.
Reports said that on a specific information regarding presence of militants in village Chatpora area of Pulwama, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by police, 55 RR of Army and CRPF in the said area.
As the joint party proceeded towards the suspected spot the hiding militants fired indiscriminately upon the search party which was retaliated effectively by the joint security forces leading to an encounter.
One militant was killed and his body was retrieved from the site of encounter. He has been identified as Suhail Ahmad Khan son of Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Khan, resident of Maidan Chogal Handwara and linked to LeT. As per police records, the killed militant was involved in several militancy related cases including attacks on police, security forces and civilians.
Inspector General of Police Kashmir, Vijay Kumar, said that the joint teams carried out anti-militants operations in professional manner without any collateral damage. He also termed the elimination of 7 militants in less than 24 hrs as a big success taking the toll of total killed militants to 114 including 32 foreigners so far in this year.
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