Terrorist linked to J&K cop’s killing shot dead J&K: TWO COPS INJURED IN GRENADE ATTACK

SRINAGAR: An Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK) terrorist, who was involved in the killing of a police officer last week, was killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district on Sunday, police said. J&K police identified the deceased terrorist as Faheem Bhat of Kadipora in Anantnag district. “He had recently joined terror outfit ISJK and was involved in killing of martyr ASI(assitant sub inspector) Mohd Ashraf, who was posted at police station Bijbehara,” said IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar. On Wednesday evening, unidentified terrorists had fired upon Ashraf near Bijbehara police station, who later succumbed to his injuries. In the past three days, the security forces have killed six terrorists in south Kashmir, including four on Saturday in two separate gunfights.

About Sunday’s encounter, a J&K police spokesperson said they received information regarding the presence of a terrorist in Kalan Sirgufwara village of Anantnag on Saturday evening, following which a joint

SRINAGAR: Two policemen were injured after terrorists lobbed a grenade at a police party near a post office in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday afternoon, officials said.

The injured policemen were taken to a hospital, they added. On Saturday, two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Tral area of the district.

cordon and search operation was launched by security forces.

The spokesperson said the terrorist was given ample opportunity to surrender. “However, he denied the surrender opportunities and instead, fired indiscriminately upon the joint search party.In the ensuing encounter, the trapped terrorist was killed and his body was retrieved from the site of encounter…has been identified as Faheem Bhat,” the spokesperson said.