Kashmiri TV actress Amreen Bhat was killed by terrorists in Budgam's Chadoora area in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, while her 10-year-old nephew was injured.
The encounter had begun after specific inputs were received regarding infiltration attempt by terrorists in Kupwara's Jumagund village.
Police said incriminating materials including arms and ammunition have been recovered from the site of the encounter in Baramulla. A combing and search operation is currently underway.
Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in Brar in the Aragam area of Bandipora in north Kashmir following inputs about the presence of terrorists there, a police official said.
One of the three killed terrorists linked to Hizbul Mujahideen has been identified as Ashraf Molvi -- one of the oldest surviving terrorists of the outfit in Jammu and Kashmir.
The neutralised terrorists were identified as Aijaz Hafiz and Shahid Ayub, belonging to the Al Badr terror outfit. Both of them were local terrorists, said an official.
he security forces had launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Mirhama area of Kulgam, in south Kashmir, following inputs about the presence of militants there, a police official said.
The slain LeT commander Yousuf Kantroo was figured in the list of top 10 most wanted militants in Kashmir and he was the longest surviving militants in the valley.
Earlier today, an encounter broke out at Badigam. The Jammu and Kashmir police first informed that two terrorists were neutralized, but later said that two more had been killed.
An encounter broke out at ChakiSamad, DH Pora area of the Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir, informed police on Saturday (April 9).
"#Encounter has started at ChakiSamad, DH Pora area of #Kulgam. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice," Kashmir Zone Police tweeted.
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Meanwhile, another encounter is underway in Sirhama area of Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, informed police today.
The two terrorists were identified as Safat Muzaffar Sofi alias Muavia of Ansar Ghazwatul Hind and LeT's Umer Teli alias Talha, a police official said.
Two terrorists of the proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba/The Resistance Front (LeT/TRF) were killed during an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir, in the wee hours of Wednesday. According to the Jammu and Kashmir police, the encounter broke out in the Rainawari area of Srinagar.
3 terrorists have been neutralized in the encounter that broke out between terrorists and security forces at the Nowgam area of Srinagar district.
A Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist of Pakistan was gunned down in Pulwama encounter, said Kashmir IGP Vijay Kumar. The encounter broke out at Chewaklan area of Pulwama between security forces and terrorists on Friday late evening.
The search operation turned into an encounter after the terrorists fired upon the security forces, who retaliated.
DGP Dilbag Singh said this after participating in the wreath-laying ceremony of senior grade constable Rohit Chhib, who lost his life during an encounter of security personnel with terrorists in Kulgam on Wednesday.
As the security forces zeroed in on the spot where terrorists were hiding they came under a heavy volume of fire that triggered the encounter.
Both terrorists were backed by terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba's frontal affiliate The Resistance Front (TRF). The police said that both the terrorists were involved in several terror crimes.
The firefight between terrorists and security forces took place after a joint team of the police and the security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation on the basis of specific information about presence of terrorists.
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