Two militants were killed Monday in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama, the Jammu and Kashmir Police said.
While police did not identify the deceased, sources had said earlier that two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, including one that has long been on the radar of security forces, were trapped during the gunfight between them and a joint team of security forces.
According to sources, the two trapped militants were Riyaz Ahmad Dar and Rayees Ahmad – both from Pulwama’s Kakapora village. Dar had joined the militant ranks in September 2015 and has escaped security cordons several times in the past. Ahmad joined the militants in 2021.
In a post on X, the J&K Police said, “Bodies of 2 terrorists killed in the anti-terrorist operation recovered so far. Identity and affiliation being ascertained.”
On Monday morning, a joint team comprising personnel from the Jammu and Kashmir Police, the Army, and paramilitary forces cordoned off Pulwama’s Nehama village after specific inputs about the presence of militants in the village.
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