Two LeT militants, including one who shot bank manager Vijay Kumar killed in Shopian encounter
One out of the two LeT terrorists killed had been involved in the killing of Vijay Kumar from the Kulgam district.
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Shopian, June 15: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. One out of the two LeT terrorists killed had been involved in the killing of Vijay Kumar (bank manager) from Kulgam district.
"One of the killed terrorists has been identified as Jan Mohd Lone of Shopian. Besides other terror crimes, he was involved in recent killing of Vijay Kumar, Bank manager on June 2 in Kulgam district," tweeted the Kashmir zone police.
A bank manager from Rajasthan was shot dead by terrorists in J&K’s Kulgam on June 2, just two days after a school teacher was killed in the Gopalpora area of Kulgam district in south Kashmir.
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Terrorists fired upon the man, identified as Vijay Kumar, who worked at the Ellaquai Dehati Bank at Are, Mohan Pora, in Kulgam district in South Kashmir. Kumar, who hailed from Hanumangarh in Rajasthan, was taken to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
The Jammu and Kashmir police killed the two terrorists in an encounter that broke out in the Kanjiular area of Shopian."ShopianEncounterUpdate: 02 terrorists linked with proscribed #terror outfit LeT killed. Identification being ascertained. Further details shall follow," tweeted the Kashmir Zone Police. Jammu and Kashmir police and security forces had jointly conducted the operation.