Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Naina Batpora area of Pulwama District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on March 10, reports Daily Excelsior. Acting on specific inputs about the presence of terrorists in Naina Batpora area, SFs launched a cordon and search operation, an unnamed Police official said. The search operation turned into an encounter after the terrorists fired upon the forces, who retaliated. In the ensuing exchange of fire, the two terrorists were killed, the Police official added. Arms and ammunition was recovered from the site of the encounter.
Meanwhile, a Pakistani terrorist of LeT was killed in a brief shootout in Hazratbal area of Srinagar, the capital of J&K, on March 10, reports Daily Excelsior. A search was underway for two others who managed to flee, Police said. The trio tried to snatch weapons from the guard posted at the Hazratbal shrine. Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said one of the terrorists was a Pakistani and termed his killing a “big success”. “We were monitoring him. His aim was to attack the shrine guard and snatch his weapon. He fired at the police party, which retaliated. In the firing, the Pakistani militant was killed,” IGP Vijay Kumar said. The slain terrorist was identified as Manzoor alias Haider alias Hamza. “He was an associate of top LeT/TRF ‘commander’ Mehran. Manzoor was active in Srinagar for the past six months. He was involved in several killings.
Separately, terrorists on March 11 fired at an employee of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank in Murran village of Pulwama District, reports Daily Excelsior. “The employee, identified as Abdul Hamid Wani, was shifted to hospital for treatment. Searches have been started in the area to nab the militants,” Police said.