Guwahati: Two suspected terrorists were killed in an encounter in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.
The two terrorists were identified Yasir Parray, the commander of proscribed terror outfit JeM, and Furqan, an IED Expert & foreign terrorist were killed in the encounter. The terrorists were suspected to be involved in various criminal cases.
The security forces had launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Qasbayar village of the district, following information about the presence of militants there.
However, the search operation turned into an encounter after the militants opened fire towards the security forces’ positions.
Informing the news, Kashmir Zone Police took Twitter and wrote,
#PulwamaEncounterUpdate: 02 #terrorists killed. Identification & affliation being ascertained. #Search going on. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/RCe0s345Af
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) December 1, 2021
Further investigation into the matter is underway.