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Srinagar Encounter

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Jammu and Kashmir: 2 LeT terrorists killed during Srinagar encounter, press card recovered from one of them

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Mar 30, 2022, at 02:21 pm

Srinagar: Two Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists, which included one of them carrying a press card, were killed during an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city, officials said on Wednesday.

He was identified as Rayees Ahmad Bhat.

Police said he was a former journalist who had joined the militant organisation in August last year.

#SrinagarEncounterUpdate: Killed terrorist (Rayees Ah Bhat) was earlier a journalist &was running online news portal 'ValleyNews Service' in Anantnag. Joined terrorist ranks in 8/2021 &was categorised 'C' in our list. 02 FIRs are already registered against him for terror crimes. https://t.co/60J86npozf
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) March 30, 2022

Police said an encounter broke out at Rainawari area of old Srinagar when forces launched an anti-militancy operation following an input about militant presence.

"The hiding terrorists opened fire triggering an encounter. In the gun battle two terrorists of Lashkar-e-Toiba were killed," a police officer told UNI.

Apart from Bhat, the other slain terrorist was identified as Hilal Ahmad Rah.

Kashmir Police Zone tweeted: "#SrinagarEncounterUpdate: Killed terrorist (Rayees Ah Bhat) was earlier a journalist &was running online news portal 'ValleyNews Service' in Anantnag. Joined terrorist ranks in 8/2021 &was categorised 'C' in our list. 02 FIRs are already registered against him for terror crimes."

#SrinagarEncounterUpdate: 2nd killed #terrorist has been #identified as Hilal Ah Rah of Bijbehara, a 'C' categorised terrorist. Further details shall follow.@JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/ouAvJYlivy
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) March 30, 2022

Security forces have shot dead 13 militants in nine gunfights in Kashmir this month.

#Srinagar #SrinagarEncounter #KashmirZonePolice #LeT #PressCard #KashmirEncounter

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