Two Hizbul militants killed, 30 kg IED defused in Kashmir: Police

Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants have been killed in an anti-militancy operation in south Kashmir’s Anantnag on Tuesday. An improvised explosive machine (IED), weighing about 30-35 kg, was additionally recovered in Srinagar.

The 2 militants have been killed in Poshkreeri village of Anantnag throughout a joint cordon and a search operation launched by the police and Military’s 3 Rashtriya Rifles “following a tip-off”.

“Because the joint search celebration approached in the direction of the suspected spot, the hiding terrorists fired indiscriminately upon the joint search celebration, which was retaliated successfully resulting in an encounter,” the police mentioned.

The slain militants have been recognized as Danish Ahmad Bhat alias Kokab Duree from Jablipora space of Anantnag’s Bijbehara and Basharat Nabi Lone from Anantnag’s Fatehpora.

“Each the killed terrorists have been categorised terrorists and lively because the 12 months 2019. They have been concerned within the killing of two Territorial Military personnel, Manzoor Ahmad on June 06, 2019 and Mohammad Saleem, April 09, 2021. They have been additionally concerned within the killing of two civilians in Jablipora, Bijbehara space, in Might in 2021,” the police mentioned.

The police mentioned incriminating supplies, arms and ammunition together with one AK-56 rifle, 35 AK rounds, two AK Magazines, one pistol, one pistol journal and two pistol rounds have been recovered from the positioning of the encounter.

In a separate operation, a search was launched in Srinagar’s Khonmoh space and an IED weighing about 30-35 kg was recovered.

“It was destroyed by the Bomb Disposal Squad. By recovering the IED, a potential assault has been averted,” the police mentioned.

“By recovering the IED, a potential assault has been averted”Srinagar Police