Kashmir: 139 Terrorists Eliminated So Far This Year, Informs IGP Kumar

A commander of Hizbul Mujahideen outfit and an Army personnel were killed in an anti-terror operation between security forces and terrorists in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday. Based on credible input about presence of terrorist in an orchard in Kamrazipora vill of Pulwama, security forces launched a cordon and search operation.

search operation turned into an encounter after terrorists opened fire, injuring two soldiers, y said while ding one of injured army personnel later succumbed at 92-Base hospital in Srinagar. slain soldier was identified as Jagjit Singh. 
IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar while talking to Republic Media Network said, “This year, we were able to launch swift and clear operations and in all anti-terrorist operations and so far some 139 terrorists including top commanders of Lashkar-e-Taiba, Hizbul Mujahideen, Jaish-e-Muhamm, and Al Qaeda-affiliated Ansar Ghazwat-Ul-Hind outfits were killed across Valley.”

Reports suggest, in today’s Pulwama anti-terror operation, terrorists Aza Lelhari, a self-styled commander of HM, “who was involved in killing of a policeman Aaop Singh on May 22” was neutralized by security forces. Six FIRs were registered against him for terror-related killings. Earlier, Lelhari was detained under PSA as OGW (over ground worker) but he became active again.

 An army spokesperson here while issuing a statement to media said that “one terrorist killed. One AK47 assault rifle along with grenes, pouches and or war-like stores were recovered from encounter site,”.
It furr res that “one soldier laid down hid life in line of duty.”

In valley, last anti-terror operation was witnessed on 25 Jul (last month) in Ranbirgarh-Panzinara area of Srinagar. Two terrorists were killed in that encounter by Jammu and Kashmir police along with or security ncies. Security forces have killed 139 terrorists in hinterland of Kashmir Valley, which has led to a remarkable change in situation.

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