Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday told the media that A day after the encounter broke in the Pulwama region, another terrorist has been neutralized. Earlier, one terrorist was killed as the encounter broke out between militants and security forces in the Mitrigam area of Pulwama on Wednesday.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Security Forces had launched a cordon and search operation based on the information about the presence of militants there. Two AK rifles were recovered from their possession. The neutralized terrorists have been identified as Aijaz Hafiz and Shahid Ayub and belong to the Al-Badr terror outfit. Both of them are locals.
According to the officials, the search operation turned into an encounter after the hiding militants fired upon the forces who retaliated. After the initial firing, the operation was halted to evacuate civilians, the official said.
(Smit Soni)
