Militant, his active associate killed in Shopian shootout, says police

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday claimed that a militantand his “active associate” were killed in a brief shootout in southKashmir’s Shopian district late last night.

“During the preceding night, security forces at acheckpoint on Shopian Turkawangom Road at Mool Chitragam intercepted a Taveravehicle,” said a police spokesman. He said the militants boarding thevehicle opened fire from inside on the security forces which was retaliated.

   

In retaliation, he said, one militant identified as FirdousAhmad Bhat and an “active associate” Sajad Ahmad who was driving thevehicle got killed. Both of them were the residents of Kulgam district.

He said one more militant “taking advantage of darknessmanaged to flee from spot”.

According to police records, he said, Bhat was a listedmilitant.

Their bodies have been handed over to their legal heirsafter completion of medico-legal formalities.

“Incriminating material including arms & ammunitionwere recovered from the spot. All these materials have been taken into caserecords for further investigation and to probe their complicity in othercrimes,” said the spokesman.

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