On the day Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Jammu and Kashmir, his first after the abrogation of Article 370, security personnel killed three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists after a brief gunfight in south Kashmir’s Pulwama on Sunday afternoon. This was the second encounter in south Kashmir in less than 24 hours. On Sunday morning, two terrorists were killed in an overnight gunfight in south Kashmir’s Kulgam.
On Sunday afternoon, a joint team of J-K police, army and paramilitary forces cordond off Pahoo village in south Kashmir’s Pulwama after being tipped off about the presence of terrorists in the village.
As the joint team of forces were zeroing in on the target, the terrorists opened fire trying to break the security cordon. The joint team of forces retaliated, leading to the death of three terrorists.
“Pulwama Encounter Update: one more terrorist killed (total 03), affiliated with proscribed terror outfit LeT. Search operation in progress. Furher details shall follow,” J-K Police tweeted.
The police is yet to ascertain the identity of the slain terrorists.
This is the second gunfight in south Kashmir in less than 24 hours.
On Saturday evening, a joint team of police, army and paramilitary forces cordoned off Mirhama village of south Kashmir’s Kulgam after receiving inputs about the presence of terrorists. As the forces were cordoning off the village, terrorists opened fire leading to a gunfight that lasted for over 12 hours. In the gunfight, two terrorists were killed.
Police said that both the slain terrorists in Kulgam gunfight were Pakistani nationals affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). Polce have identified the slain terrorists as Sultan Pathan and Zabihullah. Police said the two were active in south Kashmir’s Shopian-Kulgam belt in the last four years and were on their radar. Police have claimed to recover two AK rifles from the possession of the slain terrorists.