J&K: Terrorist Involved In Recent Kashmir Civilian Killings Shot Down In Bandipora Encounter

Last week, an unidentified terrorist was neutralised by the security forces in the Anantnag district of Jammu & Kashmir. A policeman also suffered injuries during the encounter. 

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New Delhi: A terrorist who was involved in the recent attacks on civilians at Shahgund has been by the security forces in an encounter in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, the police said on Monday. 

"#BandiporaEncounterUpdate: 01 unidentified #terrorist killed. #Search going on. Further details shall follow," the Kashmir Police said in a tweet. 

According to ANI, the terrorist has been identified as Imtiyaz Ahmad Dar affiliated with proscribed terror outfit LeT (TRF). He was involved in the recent civilian killing at Shahgund Bandipora said IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar.

Jammu & Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh was quoted by ANI as saying that two terrorists were killed in two separate operations in Anantnag and Bandipora last night. One of the terrorists has been identified as Imtiaz Ahmad Dar who was involved in one of the recent civilian killings.

Earlier, a terrorist was neutralised by the security forces in Verinag encounter in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir. The gunbattle started at around 2.30am, according to a tweet from Kashmri Zone Police.

Last week, an unidentified terrorist was neutralised by the security forces in the Anantnag district of Jammu & Kashmir. A policeman also suffered injuries during the encounter.

Earlier on Tuesday, three civilians were killed by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir in separate incidents. Terrorists fired at a man identified as Mohd Shafi Lone in the Shahgund area of Bandipora. Lone was a resident of Naidkhai, police said. Also on Thursday, two government teachers including Supinder Kaur from Srinagar and Chand from Jammu were killed in the union territory.