LET militant killed in Valley encounter
ARMS, AMMO SEIZED Operation launched after specific intel input, slain ultra identified as Shafat Hussain Wani, a resident of Baramulla
SRINAGAR: A Lashkar-e-toiba (LET) militant was killed in a gunbattle in the wee hours of Sunday in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, police said.
Security forces had launched a cordon and search operation in Khan Mohalla in Beerwah area of the district after receiving specific inputs regarding presence of militants, a police official said.
“During searches, terrorists tried to flee and came out of house and fired indiscriminately on security forces. In retaliation, one unknown terrorist has been neutralised, whose identity and affiliation is being ascertained. Incriminating materials, including arms and ammunition, mobile phones and cash worth ₹30,000 have been recovered from the encounter site,” a police spokesperson said.
He said the slain militant has been identified as Shafat Hussain Wani, a resident of Wagoora area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
Wani was affiliated with LET since April 2017, the official said.
The police said a woman was injured in the crossfire when “a hiding terrorist was trying to escape by firing indiscriminately”.
She was evacuated to a hospital by the police and her condition is stable, he said, adding the legal proceedings have been initiated by police and investigation taken up.