Baramulla encounter
J&K: Lashkar militant killed in Baramulla encounter
Srinagar/UNI: A Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant was killed in a gun battle that erupted between the militants and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Sunday, officials said.
The gun battle erupted at Binner on Saturday evening during a cordon and a search operation in the area following an input about the presence of militants in the area.
"As the joint team of forces cordoned the suspected spot, the hiding terrorists opened fire, triggering a gunfight. There was a lull during the night after initial contact with the militants," a security official said.
"However, soon with the dawn approaching, fresh contact was established with the hiding militants during which a proscribed terror outfit LeT militant identified as Irshad Ahmad Bhat of Pattan was killed," he added.
Irshad was active since May 2022. One AK rifle, two magazines and 30 rounds were recovered near the site of the encounter.
“Killed terrorist has been identified as Irshad Ahmd Bhat of Pattan Baramulla, active since 5/2022 & linked with proscribed terror outfit LeT. 01 AK rifle, 2 magazines & 30 rounds recovered. Police said the joint forces were on the job," a police tweet said.
#BaramullaEncounterUpdate: Killed #terrorist has been identified as Irshad Ahmd Bhat of Pattan #Baramulla, active since 5/2022 & linked with proscribed #terror outfit LeT. 01 AK rifle, 2 magazines & 30 rounds recovered.@JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/pfY7V7Uywn
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) July 31, 2022
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