Fight against terrorism going strong: Security Forces gun down militants in Budgam district recovering arms and ammunitions

Budgam, February 13: In an intense fight for terrorism, two militants were killed in an encounter between militants and security forces in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district early Wednesday morning. This is the second encounter in the last 24 hours in the valley.

A J-K police spokesman said the encounter took place in Gopalpora area of Chadoora town in Budgam district in the early hours of Wednesday.

“Based on a credible input about the presence of terrorists, a cordon and search operation was launched in the intervening night jointly by Police and security forces in the area,” the police spokesman said in a statement.

“As the searches were going on, the search party was fired upon by the terrorists. The fire was retaliated leading to a gunfight,” he added.

On Tuesday morning, Hizbul Mujahideen militant who helped slain Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Naveed Jatt escape from a Srinagar hospital last year, was killed in an encounter between militants and security forces in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A soldier was also martyred in the operation, while as another soldier was injured in the gunbattle.

Earlier, security forces launched a Cordon and Search Operation in Ratnipora area of Pulwama in the intervening night of February 11 and 12 following the presence of militants in the area. The slain militant was identified as Hilal Ahmad Rather, a resident of Begambagh Kakapora in Pulwama district. Police sources said he had joined the militant ranks in early 2018. The police spokesperson said incriminating materials, including arms and ammunition, were also recovered from the site of the encounter.