 Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Mar 11: The Security forces on Thursday killed two militants in Kandipora village of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district during an encounter that raged between the slain militants and forces last evening. The slain militants were affiliated with proscribed militant outfit ‘Jaish-e-Muhmmad’, SSP Anantnag Sandeep Choudary told media men after concluding the operation.
On Wednesday, at around 1805hrs, a joint team of SOG Anantnag, Army and CRPF cordoned off village Kandipora in Bijbehara and launched a search operation. The team, SSP Anantnag said, was working on a specific input generated by Anantnag police regarding presence of militants in the 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, Police said.
Due to darkness the operation was suspended however the cordon remained intact throughout night. “Today in the morning, repeated announcements were again made to hiding militants to surrender, but the militants fired on a joint search party and the fire was retaliated resulting in the elimination of two hiding militants,” police said in a statement.
The slain militants have been identified as Adil Ahmad Bhat resident of Shithpora Bijbehara and Zahid Ahmad Rather resident of Sirhama Anantnag, affiliated with proscribed militant outfit JeM.
As per police records, both the killed militants were involved in several crime cases including attacks on security forces and civilian atrocities.
Incriminating materials including arms & ammunition were recovered from the site of encounter. All the recovered materials have been taken into case records for further investigation and to probe his complicity in other militant crimes.
Police said that the last rites of the killed militants will be performed after conducting their medico-legal formalities and their nearest family members will be allowed to participate in their last rites.
In this connection a case under relevant sections of law has been registered and investigation has been initiated.
Police has sought cooperation from the public and requested them to not venture towards the encounter spot till the area is completely sanitized and cleared of all the explosive materials, if any. |
