2 Jaish terrorists killed in Anantnag encounter, one woman injured

SRINAGAR: Security forces on Monday killed two Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists, one of them a foreigner, in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district.

A joint cordon and search operation was started by J&K Police, 3 Rashtriya Rifles and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Srigufwara village, 60 kms from Srinagar, on Monday morning following a specific input generated by Anantnag Police about militant presence.

“During the search operation as the presence of terrorists got ascertained, they were given opportunity to surrender, however, they fired indiscriminately on the search party, which was retaliated leading to an encounter,’’ police spokesman said.

One woman received gunshot injuries in the firing by the militants and was shifted to hospital for treatment, the spokesperson added.

“In the encounter, two terrorists affiliated with proscribed terror outfit JeM were killed and their bodies were retrieved from the site of encounter. One of them has been identified as Nasir alias Shahbaz alias Baz Bai,a Pakistan resident, ‘A’ category terrorist, while the identification of the other terrorist is being ascertained,’’ the spokesman said.

Officials have said around 134 militants have been killed in Kashmir so far this year with 48 of them in June, the highest monthly toll in recent years. Majority of these militants have been killed in south Kashmir.