SRINAGAR: Three terrorists, including the two who participated in Thursday’s attack on BJP house of leader Muhammad Anwar Khan in Nowgam were killed in a meeting with security forces on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir Pulwama DistrictSaid Vijay Kumar, IGP-Kashmir rank.
“The police searched for clues provided by the arrested Ishfaq Ahmed about the land worker (OGW) and set up a site in the Ghat Mohalla area in Pulwama district. The shooting started at 4:35 am, ”he said.
“The militants refused to surrender and instead took five civilians hostage. That is why the operation was delayed, “said Kumar, adding that” we managed to get the hostages out and then the encounter began in which three terrorists were killed. ”
The murdered terrorists have been identified as Suhail Nisar Lone and Yasir Wani, both residents of the Khrew area in Pulwama, and Junaid Ahmad of Prichoo in the same district. “All three had joined (ranks of militants) this year, two in February and one in March,” the IGP said.
Kumar said Suhail and Junaid were involved in the attack on Khan’s residence in which a policeman was killed and his rifle was taken from him. “Suhail is the one wearing the burqa. Both were affiliated with the Al-Badr group. We recovered an Ak-47 rifle, a pistol and the SLR rifle that were taken from us in the Nowgam attack, ”said the IGP, adding that two more Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists based in Srinagar, Obaid and Shahid, are still escapees. .
Preliminary investigations have revealed that Lashkar and Al-Badr had jointly carried out the Nowgam attack. The IGP said a vehicle (Alto) used by militants in the attack was also seized. “The vehicle was found outside the house where the meeting took place (on Friday). It belongs to the owner of the house. We will arrest him under UAPA [Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act],” he said.
A woman suffered a gunshot wound to the leg during a cross-over gunshot near the meeting place, while three civilians sustained gunshot wounds. “They are all stable,” Kumar said.
When asked how many militants were active in Srinagar, the IGP said there were six of them, including the two who are wanted in the Nowgam attack case. “We are working on clues and very soon they will be arrested, killed or returned,” Kumar said, adding that “we will not allow the situation in Srinagar to get worse.”
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