SRINAGAR: The 2 terrorists killed in an encounter by safety forces at Hasanpora space in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district have been recognized, officers mentioned on Monday.
The slain terrorists have been recognized as Imad Muzaffar Wani, a resident of Arigam Pulwama, and Abdul Rashid Thoker from Hassanpora.
The police mentioned that primarily based on a particular enter concerning the presence of terrorists in Hasanpora village located on the border between Kulgam and Anantnag, a joint cordon and search operation was launched on Sunday night by the police and the military.
“Throughout the search operation, because the joint search celebration proceeded in the direction of the suspected spot, the hiding terrorists began firing indiscriminately, which was retaliated successfully resulting in an encounter,” the police mentioned.
Within the ensuing encounter, two terrorists of proscribed terror outfit Al-Badr had been killed.
“As per police information, each the killed militants had been categorised terrorists. They had been a part of teams concerned in a number of terror crime circumstances, together with assaults on safety forces and civilian atrocities. Apart from, Imad Wani was concerned within the assault on police personnel in Pulwama on December 19.
“Earlier than becoming a member of terrorist ranks, Abdul Rashid Thoker was working as terror affiliate and was additionally concerned in assault on a civilian at Chitragam wherein the mentioned civilian obtained injured,” the police mentioned.
Incriminating supplies and arms and ammunition had been recovered from the location of the encounter, the police mentioned.
