Security forces killed three terrorists Sunday on the outskirts of Srinagar the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir during an encounter, the Army said.
Security forces killed three terrorists Sunday on the outskirts of Srinagar the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir during an encounter, the Army said.
"Three terrorists have been killed in the Mujgund operation," an Army official said.
He said weapons have been recovered from the site of encounter.
Security forces had launched a cordon and search operation near Srinagar-Bandipora road in Mujgund area on the outskirts of the city here Saturday evening.
The search operation turned into an encounter after the terrorists fired on the search party.
The three militiants have been identified as Saqib of Hajin, a Pakistani named Ali and one juvenile.
While the encounter had stopped during night, the security forces continued to maintain a tight cordon in the area to stop terrorists from escaping. The encounter resumed Sunday morning and in the gunfight, three terrorists were killed, the official said.
Their identity and group affiliation is yet to be ascertained.
Authorities have suspended mobile internet services in the city.
Wanted Hizbul terrorist arrested in Kishtwar
A wanted Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist, who was luring youths into militancy, was arrested on Sunday in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior police officer said.
Reyaz Ahmad, a resident of Sounder Dachhan village and a close associate of hardcore terrorist Mohammad Amin alias 'Jhangir', was arrested by a police party based on specific information from the town, Senior Superintendent of Police, Kishtwar, Rajinder Gupta told PTI.
He said several pictures of Ahmad holding an AK assault rifle had gone viral on social media in the recent past and his name also surfaced during interrogation of two of his associates who were arrested in the town on July 1.
Following the arrest of his two associates, a case was registered at the Kishtwar police station.
The officer said Ahmad was also involved in another case related to militancy in the Parimpora locality of Srinagar. Some more arrests and recoveries are expected at his disclosure, the officer said, adding he was a hardcore motivator encouraging local youth to join militancy . Jehangir is the longest surviving terrorist active in the Kishtwar belt, he said.
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