Two LeT terrorists killed in encounter at J-K’s Kupwara

Officials said on Tuesday that an encounter began between terrorists and security forces at the Chaktaras Kandi area in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Two terrorists have been killed in the ongoing encounter.

“Two terrorists of proscribed terror outfit LeT including one Pakistani terrorist namely Tufail killed. Search still going on,” Jammu and Kashmir Police quoting Inspector General Police Kashmir zone Vijay Kumar tweeted.

The development comes a day after Pakistani terrorist, Hanzalla, was killed in an encounter between terrorists and security forces at Sopore in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. There have been a series of anti-terror operations in Kashmir over the last few months in which many terrorists and their commanders have been eliminated.

Most of the operations have been jointly conducted by the police and the army on the basis of specific intelligence inputs.