Three LeT militants killed in Shopian ginfight, SPO killed in Budgam encounter
Srinagar, Feb 19: Three militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba were killed on Friday in an overnight encounter in Badigam area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district.
Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar said that three militants have been killed in the gunfight which had started on Thursday night.
However, their identity is yet to be ascertained, the IGP Said.
Earlier, reports said that a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Badigam.
As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the forces, triggering off an gunfight.
Meanwhile, a Special Police Officer (SPO) was killed and a policeman injured in another encounter that raged between security forces and militants in Beerwah area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district.
A senior police official said that acting on a tip off, joint teams of army and police laid a siege in a village at Beerwah in Budgam and when the suspected spot was zeroed in, the hiding militants opened fire.
“In the initial firing, SPO Altaf Ahmed sustained bullet wounds, who later succumbed,” he said.
A police man, who was identified as Manoor Ahmed also received injuries who is being treated at a hospital,” he said. Fierce exchange of firing was on when this report was being filed—(with inputs from GNS, KNO)
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