Srinagar, August 21
Seven militants, including four Pakistanis, were among nine persons killed across Jammu and Kashmir where a fierce encounter broke out between security forces and militants hiding in a house in Pulwama district today.
The gunfight broke out when militants hiding in a house at Ashmander village opened fire on the security search party this afternoon, a police spokesman said.
Security forces, acting on a tip-off that militants were hiding there, cordoned the village, 40 km from here. Militants hiding in the house of one Farooq Ahmad Dar fired on the search party. The fire was returned and the encounter was in progress when reports last came in, the spokesman said.
He said two militants of al-Badr outfit identified as Khalid Afghani alias Akhter Pahalwan and Imran, both residents of PoK were killed in an encounter with security forces in the forests of Hayan-Kangan, 40 km from here.
Two AK rifles, two magazines, three hand grenades, 80 rounds, one IED detonator and Rs 316 were recovered from the slain militants.
The spokesman said a Jaish-e-Mohammad militant Mohammad Rizwan of Pakistan was killed in a gunbattle with security forces and police at Lalpora in Kupwara district.
A Pakistani militant Abu Vikas Yasin was killed in a gunfight with security forces at Bogam-Kulgam village in Anantnag district, he said.
He said a militant of the Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit Abdul Hamid Khanday of Yaripora-Kulgam got killed in an armed clash with security forces at Tulkhan-Bijbehara in Anantnag district.
A militant of the Hizbul Mujahideen outfit Shabir Ahmed Shah was killed in an encounter with security forces at Salia-Aishmuqam in Anantnag today, the spokesman said.
He said a self styled section commander of the Harkat-ul-Jehadi-e-Islami (HUJI) Mohammad Younis got killed in an encounter with
police and security forces at Nowneet-Kishhwar in Doda district yesterday.
From the slain militant, one AK rifle, its two magazines, five rounds, a wireless set, a hand grenade and a letter pad of HUJI outfit were recovered, he said.
Militants intruded into the house of Abdul Ghani Lohar at Bharat Mohalla in Gool area of Udhampur district last night and shot him dead. The deceased was a radio mechanic, the spokesman said.
He said one Rakesh Kumar of Chotti Makdi died and two others were injured in an explosion at Makhri in Bhawani sector of Rajaouri district yesterday.
Security forces during search operation at Khatri Mohalla in Litter village of Pulwama district recovered three kg of gun powder from a militant hideout, the spokesman said.
— PTI
