Srinagar: A security forces on Monday eliminated three terrorists in an encounter in Sopore of Baramulla district, Jammu and Kashmir. Eliminated terrorists were linked with Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
The top commander Mudasir Pandit, who was involved in the killing of three policemen and four others, was killed in the encounter.
IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar in his statement said that “Top LeT terrorist Mudasir Pandit who was involved in the killing of 3 policemen, 2 councilors and 2 civilians recently, has been killed in the Sopore encounter.”
“A total of three LeT terrorists have been killed in the encounter,” he confirmed.
He also said that the foreign terrorist identified as Asrar alias Abdullah, a resident of Pakistan, was active since 2018 in North Kashmir.
On the afternoon of March 29, Sopore Police had received information about a terror crime incident near SDH Sopore where terrorists attacked municipal councilors. Senior police and CAPF officers immediately reached the terror crime spot.
