Linked with the proscribed terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad, two local terrorists of Jammu and Kashmir were killed in an encounter that unfolded in Baramulla on Friday.
The police of Jammu and Kashmir received an intelligence output about the presence of terrorists in Pattan's Yedipora village located in district Baramulla. The police, army and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) forces launched a joint cordon-and-search operation in the area.
As the joint search party reached the suspected spot during the search operation, the hidden terrorists started firing indiscriminately on the security forces. In effective retaliation, an encounter unfolded.
According to the police, two local terrorists associated with Jaish-e-Mohammad were killed in the ensuing encounter. They were identified as Aamir Hussain Bhat, resident of Veshro Shopian and Yawar Shafi Bhat, hailing from Kalampora Pulwama.
Both the killed terrorists have been identified as terrorists according to police records. They had recently joined the terrorist ranks. Both of them were also involved in terror crime cases such as civilian atrocities and attacks on police and security forces.
As per J&K Police, intelligence-based inputs and preliminary investigation revealed that the terrorists were going to attack the ongoing Army Recruitment Rally named Agniveer in Baramulla. They were tasked to derail the rally and disturb people who want to join the mainstream. Their elimination, however, has helped police in repulsing their nefarious plans.
Arms and ammunition including AKS74U rifle with three magazines, incriminating materials and a pistol and magazine have been recovered from the encounter site, and taken into case records for further investigation.
A case under appropriate sections of law has been filed and further investigations shall follow.
The J&K Police has also recovered a huge stock of arms and ammunition including two pistols, seven AK-47 rifles, 1,190 rounds, 21 AK magazines, 13 grenades, 132 Pistol rounds and other such materials in Nowshera Nard, located in Gurez area of district Bandipora on Friday. Case has been filed and investigation is underway in this regard.
