Published On : Fri, Dec 31st, 2021
National News | By Nagpur Today Nagpur News

3 Jaish terrorists killed in encounter in Srinagar

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Three Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists were killed and four security forces personnel injured during an encounter in the Pantha Chowk area of the city here on Friday, police said.

One of the gunned-down terrorists was involved in the December 13 attack on a police bus in the nearby Zewan area.

The three ultras were killed in the encounter at Pantha Chowk on the outskirts of Srinagar city, a police official said.

In the exchange of fire, three police personnel and a Central Reserve Police Force personnel were also injured, the official said, adding that they were rushed to a hospital for treatment.

Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar identified one of the slain militants as Suhail Ahmad Rather of proscribed terror outfit JeM.

As revealed during yesterday’s PC, terrorist Suhail was also involved in #ZewanTerrorAttack. All terrorists involved in Zewan attack have been #neutralised, the IGP said in a tweet.

Two terrorists involved in the Zewan attack were killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag on Thursday.