Terrorist Who Killed Kashmiri Pandit Among 3 Killed In Encounter In J&K's Shopian

Another terrorist was involved in the killing of a Nepali resident Till Bahadur Thapa.

Terrorist Who Killed Kashmiri Pandit Among 3 Killed In Encounter In J&K's Shopian

Source : PTI

Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir have neutralised three local terrorists linked with the proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in an encounter in the Shopian district. 

The Police identified two of the terrorists as Lateef Lone and Umer Nazir. Lone was involved in the killing of a Kashmiri Pandit Shri Purana Krishna Bhat while Umer Nazir of Anantnag was involved in the killing of Till Bahadur Thapa of Nepal, said ADGP Kashmir 

Among 03 neutralised local #terrorists, 02 identified as Lateef Lone of #Shopian, involved in #killing of a Kashmiri Pandit Shri Purana Krishna Bhat & Umer Nazir of Anantnag, involved in killing of Till Bahadur Thapa of Nepal. 01 AK 47 rifle & 2 pistols recovered: ADGP Kashmir https://t.co/XhGKmLEfuv

— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) December 20, 2022

He said that one AK-47 rifle and two pistols have also been recovered. 

Earlier, the Kashmir Zone Police informed on Twitter that an encounter started at the Munjh Marg area of the Shopian district and police & security forces were on the job.

J&K State Investigation Agency Seizes Properties Of Jamat-e-Islami (JeI)

The Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Saturday sealed several properties worth crores of rupees of the banned Jamat-e-Islami (JeI) across the Union Territory, officials said.

The properties at about a dozen locations worth about Rs 100 crore were barred with restrictions on usage and entry in Baramulla, Bandipora, Ganderbal and Kupwara districts, they said. The properties were barred after being notified by District Magistrates of Baramulla, Bandipora, Ganderbal and Kupwara on the recommendation of the SIA, the officials said.

The move is aimed at choking the availability of funds for secessionist activities and to dismantle the ecosystem of anti-national elements and terror networks hostile to India's sovereignty, they said. These premises/structures were barred and entry and usage was prohibited, besides “Red Entry” to this effect has been made in the relevant revenue records, the officials said.

During the seizure proceedings, it was found that about two dozen business establishments in the towns of Kupwara and Kangan (in Ganderbal) were currently running from out of these JeI properties on a rent basis, they said.