Srinagar, Jul 11: Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) categorized militant Kaisar Rashid Koka among two militants were killed in an anti-militancy operation in Wandakpora area of Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday.
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In a statement issued here, a Police spokesman said that acting on specific information generated by Police regarding the presence of militants in village Wandakpora area of Awantipora, a joint cordon & search operation was launched by Police, Army (55RR) and CRPF (130Bn) in the said area.
During the search operation, as the joint search party approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired indiscriminately upon the joint search party which was retaliated effectively leading to an encounter.
In the ensuing encounter, 02 local militants of proscribed militant outfit Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) were killed and their bodies were retrieved from the site of encounter. They have been identified as Kaisar Rashid Koka son of Ab Rashid Koka resident of Tengpora, Kaigam and Ishaq Ahmad Lone son of Ghulam Nabi Lone resident of Lelhar, Pulwama.
As per police records, the killed militant Kaiser Koka was a categorized militant and was involved in several terror crime cases including attacks on Police/security forces and civilian atrocities. He was active since year 2018 and had ex-filtrated to Pakistan. After acquiring arms/ammunition and training, he infiltrated back to Kashmir valley and was active in the areas of Awantipora, Pulwama. He was involved in an IED attack at Larmoo Awantipora on 02/05/2022 in which 02 CRPF personnel got injured.
While as, the other killed militant Ishaq Ahmad Lone was a hybrid militant and was also involved in several cases including attacks on Police/security forces and civilian atrocities.
Incriminating materials, arms & ammunition were recovered from the site of encounter. All the recovered materials have been taken into case records for further investigation.
In this regard, a case under relevant sections of law has been registered and investigation has been initiated. People are requested to cooperate with Police till the area at encounter site is completely sanitized and cleared of all the explosive materials, if any, the spokesman added.
