Srinagar: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists, one of which was a former police and the other was a self-style commander, killed in a meeting in the Shoppian District of South Kashmir Monday morning.
In separate operations, security forces damaged a terrorist hiding place and arrested five let operators in the Central Kashmir Budgam Regency.
The Slain duo was identified as a police officer of Ishfaq Ahmad Dar and Majid Iqbal Bhat, both of Shopian, an official confirmed.
Active since 2017, Iqbal plays a role in planning and carrying out terror attacks on security companies, killing civilians, and indoctrinating local youth into militancy.
“He was also involved in killing four police personnel in Zainpora in 2018, and killed two non-local drivers in Chittrigam Shopian in 2019,” officially added.
Based on intelligence input on the existence of terrorists in the check-i-Sidique area of ​​Khan Shopian, a joint team from 34RR, J & K Police and CRPF and CRPF’s 178BN launched the Cordon-and-search operation there.
In seeing security forces, the terrorists who hid opened fire at the search party, triggered a meeting where let the duo be killed, Igp (Kashmir Range) said Vijay Kumar.
Weapons and ammunition – including two AK-47 rifles and eight magazines – other than the other burdensome material from the shootout site, police said.
Then on that day, a joint team from 53RR Army, police 43bn and Budgam CRPF arrested a Lashkar surgery, identified as Mohammad Youli Mir of Choon, Budgam, and weapons and restored ammunition – including a Chinese gun, one magazine, and eight live pistols , and eight rounds – other than other burdensome items from ownership.
Based on information expressed by MIR when questioned, the joint team damaged terrorist hiding in the district and arrested four more let the affiliates – identified as Imran Zahoor Ganie, Umer Farooq Wani, Faizan Qayoom Ganie and Shahnawaz Ahmad Mir – All Budgam residents.
Arms and ammunition, including two grenades, recovered from their ownership.
Let the operator engage in providing protection and logistical support for active clothing terrorists, in addition to transporting weapons in Budgam.
They came to constantly with their handlers based in Pakistan and local commanders in Kashmir through social media, police said.
Budgam police have registered cases under the relevant section of this regard.
Investigation is ongoing.