2 Pakistani Lashkar Terrorists Gunned Down In Sopore Firefight; Came From PoK, Rawalpindi, Say Police

Two Pakistani terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Sopore town of Baramulla district in north Kashmir on Friday.

Sopore Encounter: Two Pakistani terrorists belonging to the proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit, were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Sopore in Baramulla district of north Kashmir Friday, police said, adding that the slain duo were residents of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Pakistan’s Rawalpindi, respectively, who had infiltrated into the Kashmir Valley and entered apple town around a month ago.

In an official statement the Jammu and Kashmir Police identified the slain terrorists as Sanam Zafar, a resident of Mirpur in PoK, and Abdul Wahab from Pakistan’s Rawalpindi. They said the duo had infiltrated into Kashmir valley and are believed to have been hiding in the forests of north Kashmir for an unspecified time, before making their way to Sopore town around a month ago.

An encounter broke out between the terrorists a joint team of security forces during an anti-terror operation in Check Mohalla Nowpora of Sopore town on Thursday, police said.

VIDEO | Sopore Encounter: Drone visuals, released today, show the two terrorists who were killed during gunfight with the security forces on Friday.

The encounter began on Thursday at Check Mohalla Nowpora in the Sopore area of north Kashmir. After the night's lull, a fresh… pic.twitter.com/7PdeUhCbTT

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They said that one of the terrorists was killed in the encounter on Thursday night and fighting resumed after a night’s lull on Friday morning.

“Another terror operative was neutralised by security forces in the fresh exchange of gunfire which took place on Friday,” a police spokesman said.

Two Army personnel and a civilian also sustained injuries in the gunbattle and have been shifted to a hospital for treatment, the spokesman said.

A combing operation is underway in the area to flush out the remaining terrorists, if any, Army sources said.

(With PTI inputs)