Three LeT terrorists killed in encounter with safety forces in J&K’s Srinagar

By PTI

SRINAGAR: Three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists, who had been concerned within the latest killing of a sarpanch in Khonmoh, had been killed in an encounter with safety forces on the outskirts of town right here in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police mentioned.

The safety forces launched a cordon-and-search operation at Nowgam early within the morning after receiving particular inputs in regards to the presence of terrorists within the space, a police spokesperson mentioned.

He mentioned the search operation changed into an encounter after the terrorists fired upon the forces, who retaliated.

“In the ensuing encounter, three categorised terrorists were killed and their bodies retrieved from the site of the encounter. They were identified as Adil Nabi Teli, a resident of Galchibal Chandhara, Pampore, Shakir Ahmad Tantray, a resident of Ronipora, Shopian, and Yasir Ahmad Wagay, a resident of Kujer Frisal, Kulgam,” the spokesperson mentioned.

“According to police records, the slain terrorists were affiliated with proscribed terror outfit LeT (TRF) and were active since 2021. They were part of groups involved in several terror crime cases, including attacks on police and security forces and civilian atrocities,” the spokesperson mentioned.

The three males had been concerned within the killing of the sarpanch in Khonmoh on March 9, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar, mentioned, including that they used to hold out assaults on Panchayati Raj establishment members and guarded individuals.

“The killing of the three terrorists is a huge success for the police. We have busted all the modules involved in the recent killings of sarpanches, CRPF personnel etc., including that of a Territorial Army soldier of Budgam,” the IGP mentioned.

He mentioned the slain ultras had been planning to hold out an assault on safety forces on the nationwide freeway. “Pakistan does not want the democratic process or development to continue. So they are targeting panches and sarpanches. But we are giving them a befitting reply. We are identifying them, arresting them or neutralising them in encounters,” Kumar mentioned.

The police spokesperson mentioned Teli, alongside together with his associates, was additionally concerned within the killing of Inspector Pervaiz Ahmad Dar at Menganwari Nowgam in June final 12 months and within the killing of Javaid Ahmed Malik at Lurgam Tral.

Besides, he was concerned in a grenade assault on a joint celebration of police and the CRPF at Barbarshah in Srinagar, wherein one civilian was killed and three had been injured.

Tantray and Wagay had been concerned in a number of terror crime circumstances, together with the killing of ASI Mohammad Ashraf close to the Bijbehara police station in Anantnag in December final 12 months.

Incriminating supplies, arms and ammunition, together with an AK rifle, three AK magazines, 14 AK rounds, two pistols, 4 pistol magazines and 6 pistol rounds, had been seized from the positioning of the encounter. All the seized supplies have been taken into case information for additional investigation.