Srinagar Oct 16: A Lashkar commander is among two militants killed in a gunfight with security forces at Drangbal area of Pampore in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday.
#PamporeEncounterUpdate: 02 #terrorists killed. #Incriminating materials including arms & ammunition recovered.#Search going on. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/vQlLybkqLe
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) October 16, 2021
“Pampore Encounter Update: 02 terrorists killed. #Incriminating materials including arms & ammunition recovered.
Search going on. Further details shall follow, ” a police spokesman said.
Police identified the slain LeT commander as Umar Mushtaq Khanday it said killed two cops Mohammad Yousuf and Suhail Ahmad at Baghat area of uptown Srinagar on February 19.
The identity of the second militant killed in today’s gunfight was not immediately known. The gunfight broke out in the early hours today after security forces cordoned the area following a tip off about the presence of militants there.
LeT #terrorist Umar Mustaq Khandey who martyred our 2 colleagues SgCT Mohammad Yousf and Ct Suhail Ah in Baghat Srinagar while they were having tea, #neutralised in Drangbal, #Pampore. Amongst various other crimes of the terrorists, this stands out as most unforgivable. (1/2)
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) October 16, 2021