Terrorist who killed jawan, minor boy eliminated: Police

SRINAGAR: The police on Friday claimed to have killed a terrorist who was involved in the attack on the CRPF at Bijbehara in South Kashmir, in which a 6-year-old boy and a CRPF jawan were killed last week.

The police identified the terrorist as Zahid Dass of Waghema.

Last night, the police and CRPF began a search and cordon operation at Malla Bagh in Srinagar. As the area was being cordoned, some terrorists attacked the forces, resulting in an encounter, in which one terrorist and a CRPF jawan were killed. The terrorist’s accomplices managed to escape under cover of darkness.

The police said Dass was wanted for his complicity in a series of terror crimes. “He was also involved in the June 26 attack in Anantnag, in which a CRPF personnel and a 6-year-old boy were killed.”