Terrorist killed in gunfight with security forces in J&K's Pulwama

A terrorist was killed in a gunfight with security forces early on Thursday in the Nadir village of Tral area in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district. This is the second encounter in the union territory within 48 hours.Two to three more terrorists belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammed are believed to be trapped in the area, and the operation is underway.
advertisementThis comes two days after security forces gunned down three Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists in an operation in the Keller area of Shopian district.
Of the three terrorists killed on Tuesday, the two slain terrorists were identified as Shahid Kuttay and Adnan Shafi, both residents of Shopian. Kuttay, who joined Lashkar in 2023, was involved in a shooting incident at the Danish resort on April 8 last year, in which two German tourists and one driver were injured. He was also involved in the killing of a BJP Sarpanch at Heerpora in Shopian in May last year, according to sources.Shafi, who joined the terror group in 2024, was involved in the killing of a non-local labourer at Wachi in Shopian, sources added.Three AK-47 rifles with other arms and ammunition were recovered from the terrorists killed in Shopian.Tune InMust Watch

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