Pulwama: Three terrorists were neutralised b security forces in a encounter that broke out on Thursday in Awantipora sub division of Jammu and Kahsmir's Pulwama district. A drone captured the moments before terrorists were eliminated.
Soon, the video went viral on social media. In the video, a terrorist could be seen hiding under a shed with gun. On Thursday morning, forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Nader Tral area of Awantipora in south Kashmir.
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The encounter broke out after the terrorists opened fire at the forces, who retaliated strongly.
The terrorists were identified as Asif Ahmed Sheikh, Amir Nazir Wani, and Yawar Ahmed Bhat, reported News18. They were affiliated to Jaish-e-Mohhamed terror group.
Security forces have eliminated six terrorists so far in two days.
Keller Encounter:
On Wednesday, three terrorists affiliated with the Lashkar-e-Taiba were killed in an encounter in Shopian, South Kashmir.
The confirmation of the identification of two out of three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)-affiliated terrorists has been made, sources told ANI.
Three of the terrorists were killed in the Shukroo forest area of Keller in the Shopian district. The operation was codenamed as 'Operation Keller'.
According to sources, one of the terrorists was identified as Shahid Kuttay, son of Mohd Yousuf Kuttay and a resident of Chotipora Heerpora in Shopian.
He was a Category A, LeT operative who was involved in the firing incident at the Danish Resort in Srinagar on April 8, 2024, in which two German tourists and one driver were injured. He joined the terror outfit on March 8, 2023.
Kuttay was reportedly involved in the killing of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sarpanch at Heerpora on May 18, 2024. He was also suspected to be involved in the killing of Territorial Army Personnel at Behibagh in Kulgam on February 3 this year.
The other identified terrorist was Adnan Shafi Dar.
