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An encounter broke out between the security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama on Thursday.
Encounter underway in J&K’s Pulwama (PTI File Image)
Three terrorists were killed in an encounter that broke out at Nader, Tral area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama on Thursday morning, officials said.
The terrorists have been identified as Asif Ahmed Sheikh, Amir Nazir Wani, and Yawar Ahmed Bhat and are believed to be affiliated with Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed, sources said.
Inspector General of Police (IGP) V K Birdi said that the role of these terrorists in the Pahalgam terror attack is being investigated.
The encounter started in the Tral area of Awantipora in the Pulwama district earlier today. This was the second encounter in J&K in three days.
“#Encounter has started at Nader, Tral area of #Awantipora. Police and security forces are on the job,” Kashmir Zone Police posted on X.
The gunfight comes two days after the Indian forces neutralised three Lashkar-e-Taiba in an operation carried out in the Shopian district on Tuesday.
Anti-terror operations have intensified in Jammu and Kashmir after the Pahalgam attack left 26 people dead.
TRF, a front for the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), as a UN-listed terror outfit, had claimed responsibility for the dastardly April 22 attack in which 26 civilians, mostly tourists, were killed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam.
India had vowed to go after terrorists and their backers after the attack. It launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ on May 7, striking terror infrastructure at nine locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Terror camps of Lashkar and JeM were destroyed in Pakistan.
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Jammu and Kashmir, India, India
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