SRINAGAR: At least two foreign militants were killed in an encounter that broke out in Sopore of Baramulla district today. Police said that upon receiving a tip-off about the presence of militants, the security forces including personnel from Rashtriya Rifles (RR), the police’s Special Operations Group (SOG and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), cordoned off the town`s Arampora area in Sopore.
“As the cordon was tightened, the militants fired at the security forces triggering the ongoing gunfight,” the police said.As a precautionary measure, authorities have suspended mobile internet services. Educational institutions were also asked to remain shut for the day.
Police said that arms, ammunition and incriminating material was recovered from the site of encounter. ” From the incriminating material recovered from the encounter site, the killed militants have been identified as foreigners from Pakistan namely Ali alias Athar and Zia-ur-Rehman. They were affiliated with proscribed terror outfit JeM. Ali was one of the important commanders of JeM and was active since 2014. He was mastermind of the Sopore IED blast in which four policemen attained martyrdom. Besides, both of them were involved in attacks on security force establishments and civilian atrocities”, police added.
Police has registered a case in this regard and the investigation has been initiated in the instant matter. (PTK)
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