Terrorist behind grenade attack on cops in J-K's Baramulla killed in encounter in Pulwama

A Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen (TuM) terrorist behind a grenade attack on a police party in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday was killed in an encounter in Pulwama today. 

Three cops were injured in the grenade attack in Baramulla's Pattan on Wednesday. A terrorist was arrested by security forces soon after carrying out the grenade attack while his accomplice managed to escape, police said.

The escaped terrorist, identified as Showkat Ahmad Bhat, was killed in an encounter by security forces in Pulwama today. Security forces also recovered arms and ammunition from his body. 

"Based on credible inputs that some terrorists are travelling on the Baramulla-Srinagar highway, a police team set up a checkpoint at Baba Teng Pattan," a police spokesman said.

He said one of the vehicles was signalled to stop but the militants inside the vehicle hurled a grenade.

"One police officer, DySp Zafar Mehdi and two other cops -- Shabir Ahmad and Ashiq Hussain -- sustained injuries," the spokesman said.
However, the other cops chased the fleeing militants and managed to apprehend one of them, he said.

He was identified as Faizan Majeed Bhat, a resident of Tral in Pulwama district, the spokesman said. His accomplice Showkat Ahmad Bhat managed to escape, he added.

The duo had recently joined the Tehreekul Mujahideen outfit, police said.

(With PTI inputs)