SRINAGAR, Jun 12 (Agencies): Four Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were killed in two seprate encounters in Pulwama and Srinagar districts of Jammu and Kashmir since last night, police said Sunday.
The encounter broke out Saturday in Drabgam area of the south Kashmir district and one terrorist was killed before the night fell, they said.
A police official said a tight cordon was maintained during the night to stop the terrorists from fleeing, and when the firing resumed early Sunday morning two more terrorists were killed.
Kashmir Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar said all three are locals, linked with the terror outfit LeT.
“One of them has been identified as Junaid Sheergojri, involved in #killing of our colleague #Martyr Reyaz Ahmad on 13/5/22,” he tweeted.
The two others have been identified as Fazil Nazir Bhat and Irfan Ahmad Malik, he said.
The exchange of fire had begun Saturday after security forces had launched a cordon and search operation in Drabgam area of the south Kashmir district following inputs about the presence of terrorists there.
The IGP said the police have also recovered incriminating material, arms and
ammunition including two AK 47 rifles and one pistol during the operation.
Ninety- nine militants have been killed in different encounters so far in Jammu and Kashmir this year, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar said on Sunday.
In an other encounter, one Let militant Adil Parray was killed in beief shot out in Kreesbal-Palpora area of outskirts of Srinagar District today.
The IGP said that Parray, who was involoved in the killig of two JKP personnel Hasan Dar and Saifulla Quadri and injuring a nine old girl, was killed in a chance encounter with a small team of Police.