Srinagar, June 13: A foreigner and a local militant from Anantnag were killed and a policeman recieved minor injuries in a swift encounter in Bemina area of Srinagar.
A Pakistani militant identified as Abdullah Goujri and a local militant Adil Hussain Mir resident of Anantnag were killed in a swift encounter in Bemina area of Srinagar, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Zone said.
IGP said that this was the same group of militants who escaped from Zaloora forest area of Sopore, we have been tracking their movement, he said.
In a series of tweets, Kashmir Zone Police quoting Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar, they said, “Two terrorists of proscribed terror outfit LeT neutralised by Srinagar Police in a swift encounter in Bemina area of Srinagar. One policeman also received minor injury.”
In another tweet, they said, “SrinagarEncounterUpdate:As per the documents and other incriminating materials, one of the killed terrorist has been identified as Abdullah Goujri, resident of Faisalabad, Pakistan. A big success.”
“SrinagarEncounterUpdate: As per documents recovered from another killed terrorist, he has been identified as Adil Hussain Mir @ Sufian @ Musab of Anantnag district. As per police records, he crossed over to Pakistan in 2018 on visit VISA from Wagah,” Kashmir Zone Police tweeted.