Militant involved in Rly police men’s killings arrested
Fayaz Bukhari
SRINAGAR, Apr 23: Two militants of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) were killed in Kulgam area of South Kashmir today in an ongoing operation while police arrested one militant involved in the killing of two Railway Police men in Pulwama.
Police said that based on specific input generated by Kulgam police regarding presence of militants in Mirhama area of Kulgam, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by Kulgam Police and 9 RR of Army in the said area.
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During the search operation, as the search party proceeded towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired indiscriminately upon the search party which were retaliated effectively leading to an encounter.
In the ensuing encounter, two militants of JeM were killed so far and their bodies have been retrieved from the encounter site.
Police said that as per physical appearance, both the killed militants seem to be Pakistanis. However, their identification is being ascertained.
“Incriminating materials, arms and ammunition were recovered from the site of encounter. All the recovered materials have been taken into case records for further investigation”, he added.
Later, team of CRPF also joined in the operation. All civilians have been evacuated from nearby houses and cordon has been strengthened. “Encounter will be resumed in the first light tomorrow morning,” Police said.
Inspector General of Police Kashmir, Vijay Kumar, said that two local militants of LeT were involved in the killing of two Railway Protection jawans last week. “One militant has been arrested and the other will be arrested or neutralised soon,” he added.
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