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Two militants killed in encounter with security forces in Srinagar

One of the terrorists was involved in the killing of a head constable, Ali Mohammad Ganie, in Anantnag on 29 January, 2022

|Feb 05, 2022, 08:43:44 IST

Srinagar: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed in an encounter with security forces here in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said.Acting on specific inputs about the presence of militants in the Zakura locality of the city, security forces launched a cordon and search operation there during the night, a police official said.He said as the forces were conducting searches in the area, the hiding militants fired upon them.The forces retaliated and an encounter broke out. Two militants have been killed, the official said.Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said the ultras belonged to The Resistance Front (TRF), a shadow of the LeT.One of the terrorists was involved in the killing of a head constable, Ali Mohammad Ganie, in Anantnag on 29 January, 2022."Two terrorists of terror outfit LeT/TRF neutralised by Srinagar Police. One of the killed terrorists Ikhlaq Hajam was involved in recent killing of HC Ali Mohd at Hassanpora Anantnag," the IGP Kashmir said on Twitter.Incriminating materials, including two pistols, were recovered from the site of the encounter, Kumar added.Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News,India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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