According to ANI, three terrorists belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian on Wednesday morning. Last evening, there had been an encounter.
A second encounter is taking place at Moolu, with three local #terrorists linked to the proscribed terrorist outfit JeM killed in an encounter at Drach #Shopian. Further details will be announced as soon as they are available,” tweeted Kashmir Zone Police.
According to the police, Hanan Bin Yaqoob and Jamshed, two militants killed in the encounter, were involved in the killing of Javed Dar and a migrant worker in Pulwama a few days ago.
During the October 2 killing of SPO Javed Dar in Pulwama at Pinglana, Hanan Bin Yaqoob and Jamshed were involved as well as a West Bengali outside worker on September 24,” the Kashmir police said in a tweet.
Second Encounter
One terrorist was killed early this morning during an encounter with the security forces in the Moolu area of Shopian. The encounter is ongoing, according to ADGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar.
In less than 12 hours, there have been two gunfights in the district. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation after receiving specific information about militants in the Moolu area of Shopian district, a police official said.
After militants fired on the forces, who retaliated, the search operation turned into an encounter.
