J-K: 7 Terrorists Including 3 From Pakistan Eliminated In 3 Separate Encounters

On Sunday and Monday, 3 encounters had broken out in Pulwama, Kupwara, and Kulgam killing local and Pakistani terrorists from LeT and Jaish-e-Mohammed.

New Delhi: Security forces were successful in eliminating 3 terrorists in the last 2 days in Jammu and Kashmir. A terrorist was killed during an encounter that had broken out on Monday morning, in the Chatpora area of Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. The Kashmir Zone Police in tweets informed about the encounter and that one terrorist was shot dead during the encounter. Yesterday the security forces were engaged in two encounters in Kulgam and Kupwara.

According to ANI, the IGP Vijay Kumar said that the encounters in Pulwama and Kupwara have concluded, however, the search operations in Kulgam continue. A total of 7 terrorists were killed - 3 of them were Pakistanis and 4 were local terrorists.

Kulgam Encounter

The encounter began on Sunday evening in Damhal Hanji Pora area of Kulgam in south Kashmir, the police said. During which local terrorist of Jaish-e-Mohammed and one LeT terrorist were killed.  

Kupwara Encounter

The shooting began after an anti-terrorist operation was being done by Kupwara Police and the Army's 28 Rashtriya Rifles following the arrest of a terrorist identified as Showket Ahmed Sheikh in the Lolab area of Kupwara in north Kashmir. Heavy firing began between the terrorists and the security forces. Two LeT terrorists from Pakistan were killed yesterday itself. Another Pakistani terrorist was gunned down early morning today; a local terrorist from Shopian, Showkat was gunned down along with him, IGP Vijay Kumar told ANI. 

Police also recovered incriminating materials, arms, and ammunition from the spot during the encounter. The terrorists were neutralised during a search of hideouts when the hiding terrorists fired upon joint search parties and our team also retaliated, in which one terrorist got killed. The arrested terrorist also got trapped.

Defence Minister Visit

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who was on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, had urged the people not to allow inimical forces to break the social fabric and noted that the electoral process is likely to begin in the coming months.

Rajnath Singh also made a veiled reference to Pakistan and said some forces were trying to sow seeds of hatred in the Union Territory.

He said there is a foreign conspiracy in the recent targeted killings in Jammu and Kashmir and such attempts would be foiled.

He was addressing an event held here today to mark the 200th anniversary of Maharaja Gulab Singh's 'Rajyaabhishek ceremony'.

"I appeal to the people here that the social fabric of Jammu and Kashmir should never break rising above religion, caste. There are some forces here which have always tried to break this social fabric and promoted the radicals. Recently, attempts were made again to ignite hatred in J-K," he said.