KV Correspondent

Dooru gunfight: Slain militants belong to JeM, says police

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Srinagar: Police on Saturday said that the two militants killed in an encounter with government forces in  Shistragam village in Dooru area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district are foreign militants from Pakistan belonging to Jaish-e- Mohammad militant outfit.

“Preliminary investigation suggests that both the killed militants are from Pakistan” a police spokesman said.                        

“Further based on the  seizures made from the spot and other incriminating materials collected so far have confirmed that  the killed militants were a part of  Jaish-e- Mohammad (JeM) militant outfit” the police official said while adding that the operation ended without any collateral damage.

“The assessment made in the earlier Press statement today that the killed militants apparently could be of LeT stands reviewed hereafter” the official further added.

 

 


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