New Delhi: A militant of the Lashkar e Taiba was neutralised today morning by security forces in Jammu Kashmir's Anantnag district, reported news agency ANI. The encounter took place at Cheki Dudoo area of Bijbehara in Anantnag district earlier this morning. Based on specific input about presence of terrorists, the security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Cheki Dudoo area of Bijbehara in Anantnag distirct of Jammu and Kashmir, the Police said, quoted by news agency PTI.
“When search party reached towards the suspected hideout, terrorists opened fire which hit one accused, hybrid terrorist of LeT Sajjad Tantray of Kulgam, who was with search party for identification of hideout. He was rushed to SDH Bijbehara where doctors declared him brought dead,” Kashmir Zone Police wrote on Twitter.
Tantray was involved in the killing of a non-local labourer on November 13 at Rakhmomen, Bijbehara, they added.
“During investigation hybrid terrorist Sajjad Tantray, who was earlier a terrorist associate of LeT and released from PSA, revealed that he had attacked on two outside labourers on 13/11/2022 at Rakhmomen, Bijbehara in Anantnag in which two labourers got seriously injured.
“Later on, labourer namely Chota Prasad succumbed to injuries on 18/11/2022 at Hospital. Weapon of offence (Pistol) and vehicle used in terror crime were also recovered on his disclosure,” the police said.
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It said the investigation is going on to arrest more terror associates of this module.
Hybrid terrorists are unlisted radicalised people who carry out terror strikes and slip back into their routine lives often without leaving any trace.