Manzoor Mir

Today's encounter comes a day after seven terrorists were killed in two separate encounters with security forces in Kashmir.

In Pulwama, a terrorist was killed during an encounter with security forces in the wee hours of Monday. Four terrorists were killed in Kupwara, while two were killed in Kulgam.

The encounter in Kupwara began after the forces launched an operation in the Lolab region of North Kashmir.

The device was detected by the troops of 30 Rashtriya Rifles on Baramulla-Handwara road in the morning.

The attack on Sub-Inspector Farooq Ahmad Mir took place at Samboora in the Pampore area on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday

Pakistan-based handlers had sent two Pakistani terrorists of the LeT terror outfit along with one local terrorist Adil Hussain Mir of Pahalgam Anantnag. The local terrorist had been in Pakistan since 2018.

IED was recovered in the Puthkah area of Sopore. Traffic was suspended after the suspicious object was located in the Sangrama stretch of the highway.

The police recovered incriminating materials including arms and ammunition from the terrorists.  

Three terrorists, including one from Pakistan, were killed in two separate encounters in J&K. Based on information about the movement of terrorists in the Kandi area of Kupwara, a joint special operation was launched by the security forces, a police spokesperson said.

Hizbul Mujahideen commander, Talib Hussain Gujjar's, arrest is seen as a huge success by the security forces.

Three soldiers and a civilian sustained injuries in the early exchange of firing with the militants.

One militant was killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district on Friday. According to reports, a civilian and a soldier also got injured in the encounter.

The duo had received critical gunshot injuries and were immediately shifted to hospital for the treatment of their injuries. However, one of the injured Dilkhush has succumbed to his injuries whereas the condition of other injured is stated to be stable, J&K Police said.

Kulgam Bank Manager Shot Dead: The employee of the Ellaqui Dehati Bank, Vijay Kumar was shot inside the bank premises. He was a resident of Rajasthan.

Employee of the Ellaqui Dehati Bank, Vijay Kumar hailing from Rajasthan was shot inside the bank premises. He was rushed to a hospital but succumbed to injuries on the way.

This is the second incident this week. Earlier on Tuesday, a Hindu school teacher Rajni Bala was fired at by terrorists in the Kulgam district of the Kashmir region.

According to reports, this process is expected to be completed by June 6. In the past few months, several targeted killings have taken place in Jammu and Kashmir.

The woman is a resident of Samba (Jammu division). Terrorists involved in this gruesome terror crime will be soon identified and neutralized, assured the Kashmir Zone Police.

The encounter started at Gundipora in Pulwama on Sunday night after security forces launched a cordon and search operation to track terrorists in the area.

Two of the militants behind Bhat's killing were gunned down in an encounter with security forces that broke out in the Aganhanzipora locality in Pulwama district's Awantipora area on May 26.