Pak bid to spread terror in J&K ahead of G20 meeting fails; 2 terrorists killed near LoC in Baramulla
This is the second encounter in the last 24 hours as the security forces have been put on a high alert in the wake of intelligence inputs that terrorists are preparing for a major attack ahead of the G20 Summit in the union territory.
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Srinagar, May 4: Two terrorists were neutralised in an encounter that broke out between terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla.
This is the second encounter in the last 24 hours as the security forces have been put on a high alert in the wake of intelligence inputs that terrorists are preparing for a major attack ahead of the G20 Summit in the union territory.
This came after the encounter broke out earlier in the day in the Wanigam Payeen Kreeri area of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla. The police recovered incriminating materials, arms and ammunition including 1 AK 47 rifle and one pistol.
"Two terrorists neutralised in Baramulla encounter. Incriminating materials, arms and ammunition including 01 AK 47 rifle and one pistol recovered," informed Kashmir Zone Police. However, the identification of the neutralised terrorist is yet to be ascertained.
#BaramullaEncounterUpdate: Both are local #terrorists, belong to proscribed terror outfit LeT & #identified as Shakir Majid Najar & Hanan Ahmad Seh from #Shopian district. Both joined terrorism in the month of March 2023. Further Investigation going on: ADGP Kashmir@JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/b4PtEN1eRg
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) May 4, 2023
Earlier on Wednesday, two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district. According to police officials, an encounter broke out between terrorists and the security forces near the Pichnad Machil area in the Kupwara district on Wednesday morning. Two AK rifles and arms and ammunition were recovered from the encounter site.
"Two terrorists have been killed in the encounter and the search operation is underway," officials said. "The Indian Army and Kupwara police are on the job," they added.
Last month, five soldiers were killed in Poonch and terrorists decamped with the weapons of fallen soldiers. A massive cordon and search operation to track down attackers has failed make a breakthrough.