Three terrorists killed in gunfight in north Kashmir’s Sopore

ON A SPECIFIC INPUT, POLICE, CRPF AND THE ARMY LAUNCHED A SEARCH & CORDON OPERATION AT SEER JAGIR MONDAY NIGHT

SRINAGAR: Three unidentified terrorists were killed in a gunfight in north Kashmir’s Seer Jagir village late on Monday, police said on Tuesday.

On a specific input, police, CRPF and the army launched a search and cordon operation at Seer Jagir village in Sopore on Monday night. The operation turned into an exchange of fire that continued till morning. Police said the identity of the militants is still being ascertained. A police spokesperson said, “Arms and ammunition were also recovered from the site.” During the exchange of fire, police snapped mobile internet in Sopore town and also suspended the railway service between Srinagar and Baramulla, as the railway line passes through the village.

The terrorists who were shot dead have been identified as Faisal Fayaz son of Fayaz Ah Thokar resident of Kapren Shopian, Gh Mustafa Sheikh son of Abdul Ahad Sheikh resident of Tekipura Kupwara and Rameez Ah Ghanie son of Ab Majeed Ghanie resident of Zipor Dharamati, Shopian, affiliated with proscribed terror outfit LET (TRF), police said. The terrorists were part of groups involved in several terror crime cases including attacks on security and civilian atrocities.

“Incriminating materials, arms and ammunition including one AK-47 rifle and two pistols were recovered from the site of the encounter. All the recovered materials have been taken into case records for further investigation and to probe their complicity in other terror crimes,” the police said. Police have registered a case under relevant sections of law and an investigation has been initiated. The killing comes a day after police killed TRF chief Abbas Shiekh and his deputy Saqib Manzoor in Srinagar in an operation.

With the toll in Sopore gunfight, police said the number of militants killed in Kashmir this year has reached 100.

“Today, by the collective efforts of @Jmukmrpolice, @Chinarcorpsia, @crpfindia and people of #Kashmir have led to #neutralisation of more than 100 #terrorists in the year of 2021 so far in Kashmir division,” J&K police tweeted while quoting Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar. Police said among the 100 militants killed this year, most are locals and top commanders of different outfits.