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| 2 militants including LeT commander killed in encounter, arms & ammunition recovered | | |  S TAHIR-UL HAQ
EARLY TIMES REPORT
KUPWARA, Aug 20: Two militants including commander of LeT outfit have been killed in an encounter with security forces in Ganapora Handwara, while five top most militant commanders including LeT chief of north Kashmir were killed in just three days in the twin districts of north Kashmir.
A top police official said that, on a specific input regarding presence of militants in Ganapora village of Kralgund of Handwara area, ambush followed by joint CASO was launched by Handwara Police and 32RR in the said area.
During the search operation as the presence of militants got ascertained they were given the opportunity to surrender, however they fired indiscriminately upon the joint search party, which was retaliated leading to an encounter, the police official said.
In the ensuing encounter, two militants were killed, who were identified as Naseer-U-Din Lone @Saad Bhai (LeT Commander) of Brath Sopore and Ali Bhai @Danish of Pakistan, affiliated with proscribed terror outfit LeT.
As per police records, both the killed militants had a long history of terror crime records. They were involved in planning and executing several terror attacks in the area including killings of civilians, Police and attacks on security establishments.
Several terror crime cases were registered against them including killing of 3 CRPF jawans at Sopore on 18/04/2020 and 3 CRPF jawans at Handwara on 04/05/2020.
Besides, they were also involved in Case FIR No. 43/2020 of PS Sopore pertaining to attack on police party at Warpora Chowk in which one police personnel and 01 civilian were killed and injuries to another police personnel, FIR No. 38/2020 of PS Bomai pertaining to the killing of one civilian namely Danish Manzoor Najar @Ishfaq of Edipora Bomai Sopore, FIR No. 168/2020 of PS Sopore pertaining to attack on joint naka party of Police/CRPF at Bismillah colony Model Town Sopore in which one CRPF personnel and one civilian namely Bashir Ahmad Khan were killed and other 3 CRPF personnel were injured.
They were also involved in Case FIR No. 270/2019 of PS Sopore pertaining to the grenade attack at Bus Stand Sopore in which 19 civilians got injured.
Incriminating materials including arms & ammunition were recovered from the site of encounter, pertinently, AK-47 rifle snatched from CRPF jawan after attack at Vangam Handwara on 04/05/2020 was also recovered from the site of encounter.
Keeping in view the prevailing pandemic due to COVID-19 and to ensure the safety of people from inherent risk of contracting the infection, the dead bodies of the killed terrorists were buried at Machil Kupwara after completion of all medico-legal formalities, said police statement.
It is pertinent to mention here that, top most five militant commanders of LeT outfit including two that have been killed in Handwara on the intervening night of Aug 19-20, and three in Kreeri village of Baramulla just two days back.
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