Slain were involved in killing of territorial armyman in Bijbehara:- IGP
Anantnag April 11 (PTK) Two militants were killed in an oencounter at Semthan Bijbhera area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Sunday.
Official sources said that both the militant have been killed in the gunfight which started yesterday. However identity of the slain militants was yet to be ascertained.
Earlier a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in the area. The operation, officials said, was suspended yesterday.
As the joint team approached the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them, triggering off a gunfight.
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar Sunday said that militants responsible for the killing of Territorial Army soldier were killed in Bijbehara encounter.
“Militants responsible for the killing of Army jawan neutralized within two days in the Bijbehara encounter,” IGP Kashmir wrote on his twitter handle. TA soldier Muhammad Saleem Akhoon was killed at his house in Bijbheara on Friday. He had serious bullet wounds in his head. (PTK)
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