Through PTI
SRINAGAR: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists have been killed in an come upon with safety forces right here in the summertime capital of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police mentioned.
In response to a particular enter generated by means of the police in regards to the presence of terrorists within the Rangpora Zakura space of Srinagar, a cordon-and-search operation was once introduced there, a spokesperson mentioned.
“Right through the quest operation, as the quest birthday party proceeded against the suspected spot, the hiding terrorists fired indiscriminately upon the quest birthday party which was once retaliated successfully resulting in an come upon,” he mentioned.
Within the resulting gunfight, two terrorists have been killed and their our bodies have been retrieved from the website of the come upon, the reputable mentioned. He recognized them as Ikhlaq Ahmad Hajam of Kujer Frisal, Kulgam, and Adil Nisar Dar of Malangpora, Pulwama.
Each have been connected with proscribed terror outfit LeT /TRF (The Resistance Entrance) – a shadow of the LeT, the spokesperson mentioned. As in keeping with police data, he mentioned, Hajam was once energetic since June 2021 and Dar since August 2021.
“Each have been labeled terrorists and a part of teams focused on a number of terror crime instances together with assault on police and safety forces and civilian atrocities. But even so, they have been additionally instrumental in motivating the gullible adolescence to sign up for terror folds and reviving the OGW community,” he mentioned.
The spokesman mentioned Hajam was once the mastermind at the back of the new killing of head constable Ali Mohammad at Hasanpora Anantnag on January 29. He was once additionally focused on an IED blast at the Qaimoh-Yaripora highway on January 18.
Incriminating fabrics, and palms and ammunition, together with two pistols and 5 hand grenades, have been recovered from the website of the come upon. All of the recovered fabrics had been taken into case data for additional investigation.
Inspector Normal of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar congratulated the Srinagar Police for wearing out the anti-terrorist operation in a certified means with none collateral injury, the spokesperson mentioned.