5 terrorists killed in 2 separate operations in Jammu and Kashmir
In another operation, a local terrorist was killed in Budgam. He was working with LeT and TRF, added Dilbag Singh.
Srinagar: Five terrorists of Pakistan sponsored proscribed terror outfits Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) were killed in dual encounters in the last 12 hours. JeM commander terrorist Zahid Wani and a Pakistani terrorist among the killed.
Jammu and Kashmir Police said in a statement, "Two operations were launched during the night at Charareshrif in district Budgam and at Naira in district Pulwama. Both have concluded with the killing of 01 terrorist in Budgam and 4 in Pulwama including two top JEM Commanders Zahid Wani and a foreign terrorist from Pakistan."
"We were looking for JeM commander Zahid Wani for a long time. On receiving inputs yesterday, we launched a search operation followed by an encounter in which Wani and 3 others including Pakistani terrorist Kafil were neutralized, in Pulwama," DGP Dilbag Singh told ANI.
In another operation, a local terrorist was killed in Budgam. He was working with LeT and TRF, added Dilbag Singh.
According to Major Gen Prashant Srivastava Zahid Wani was one of the masterminds behind various IED attacks since 2017. He was also actively involved in recruitment of young boys.
