Explorer

Jammu & Kashmir: Lashkar-e-Taiba Terrorist Killed In Shopian Encounter

Incriminating material, arms and ammunition, including an AK series rifle, and three magazines were recovered from the site of the encounter.

A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist, who was involved in the killing of an Army personnel and non-local labourers, was on Friday killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said.

Acting on specific information about presence of a terrorist in Chotigam village of the south Kashmir district, a cordon and search operation was launched in the early hours by security forces, a police spokesman said.

As the security forces approached the suspected spot, the hiding terrorist fired indiscriminately upon them, which was retaliated effectively, leading to an encounter, the spokesman said.

In the ensuing encounter, a terrorist was killed and his body was retrieved from the site of the encounter, he said.

The spokesman identified the slain ultra as Bilal Ahmed Bhat, a resident of Chek Cholan, affiliated with the proscribed terror outfit LeT.

Bhat was involved in several terror crime cases, including the killing of local Army personnel Umer Fayaz, A resident of Sudsan Kulgam and had hurled a grenade upon non-local labourers in Hermain, resulting in the death of two labourers, the spokesman said.

Bhat was also involved in the killing of Kashmiri Pandit Sunil Kumar Bhat, and injuring another Kashmiri Pandit Pretimber Nath, both residents of Chotigam Shopian.

He was also involved in the attack on local Bal Krishan alias Sonu, a resident of Chotigam.

“Bhat was involved in instigating local youth to join terrorist ranks and induced 12 local youth into the ranks of terrorists. Besides other terror crimes, he was also involved in the killing of an arrested terrorist who was leading the search party during a cordon and search operation at Nowgam in 2022,” the spokesman added.

Incriminating materials, arms and ammunition, including an AK series rifle, and three magazines were recovered from the site of the encounter. All the recovered materials have been taken into case records for further investigation and to probe their complicity in other terror crimes, the spokesman said.

(This report has been published as part of the auto-generated syndicate wire feed. Apart from the headline, no editing has been done in the copy by ABP Live.)

View More
Advertisement
Advertisement
25°C
New Delhi
Rain: 100mm
Humidity: 97%
Wind: WNW 47km/h
See Today's Weather
powered by
Accu Weather
Advertisement

Top Headlines

Delhi LG Office Allots Time For Atishi's Oath Ceremony As CM Today, 5 Ministers To Be Sworn Into Cabinet
Delhi LG Office Allots Time For Atishi's Oath Ceremony As CM Today, 5 Ministers To Be Sworn-In
Tirupati Prasad Row: Jagan Reddy Claims CM Chandrababu Using ‘God For Political Gains’, Will Write To PM, CJI
Tirupati Prasad Row: Jagan Reddy Claims CM Chandrababu Using ‘God For Political Gains’
Kangana Ranaut Summoned By MP-MLA Court In Case Over Her Remarks On Farmers' Protest — Details
Kangana Ranaut Summoned By MP-MLA Court In Case Over Her Remarks On Farmers' Protest — Details
J&K: 3 BSF Jawan Dead, 32 Injured As Bus Engaged In Election Duty Falls Into Gorge In Budgam
J&K: 3 BSF Jawan Dead, 32 Injured As Bus Engaged In Election Duty Falls Into Gorge In Budgam
Advertisement
ABP Premium

Videos

What Are The Effective Methods To Remove Gallstones? Exploring Comprehensive Treatment Options For Relief | Health LiveDiscover The Reasons Behind Women’s Bone Pain: Menopause And Osteoarthritis Explained | Health LiveDiscover The Surprising Changes That Occur In A Woman's Brain During Pregnancy | Health LiveWho Is Most At Risk From This New Disease? Unpacking The Ongoing Covid-19 Threats And Vulnerabilities | Health Live

Photo Gallery

Embed widget