Police on Friday claimed that AGuH chief Imtiyaz Shah was killed in a gunfight with the security forces in Tral area of Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
In a tweet, a police spokesman said that AGuH chief Imtiyaz Shah was killed in Tral encounter. “IGP Kashmir #congratulates Police/SFs for the successful #operation. Search going on. Further details shall follow,” he said.
#TralEncounterUpdate: AGuH chief #terrorist Imtiyaz Shah killed in Tral #encounter. IGP Kashmir #congratulates Police/SFs for the sucessful #operation. Search going on. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/Cw3qKoO7z5
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) April 9, 2021
Pertinently, the police had last night claimed that Shah was trapped in Shopian where so far three militants have been killed in an ongoing gunfight.