Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Jan 7: A militant of Hizbul Mujahideen was killed in an encounter in Awantipora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district today.
The militant was identified as Shahid Ahmed Gadhanji, a resident of Arwani area of Bijbehara in Anantnag district. He had joined militancy just a week ago.
Police said that on a credible input, a cordon and search operation was launched jointly by police and security forces in village Chursoo area of Awantipora.
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“During the search operation, the hiding terrorist fired on the search party. The fire was retaliated leading to an encounter. In the ensuing encounter, one terrorist was killed and his body was retrieved from the site of encounter. He has been identified as Shahid Ahmad Gadhanji resident of Eidgah Mohalla Arwani Bijbehara”, police said.
“As per the police records, he was affiliated with proscribed terror outfit HM. Incriminating material including arms & ammunition was recovered from the site of encounter”, police said.
Police said: “Pertinently police and community members including the family members of Shahid made efforts requesting Shahid to surrender. However, he fired indiscriminately on the security forces leading to exchange of fire in which he was killed.”
Today’s encounter is first in the past 40 days as Kashmir witnessed a total lull in gunfights since November 26 when two Lashkar-e-Toiba militants were killed in Drabgam area of Pulwama district.
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