Two LeT militants killed in Baramulla

Srinagar: The armed forces killed two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants on Thursday in Kreeri area of Pattan in Baramulla district of northern Kashmir. The encounter took place in Wanigam Payeen village of Kreeri at around 4 am during which the two militants - Shakir Majid Najar and Hanan Ahmad Seh - from Shopian district of southern Kashmir, were killed. Additional Director General of Police in Kashmir, Vijay Kumar, informed that the duo had joined the militant ranks in March.

According to the J&K Police, 13 militants have been killed in the Union Territory this year and around 60 militants, including 30 locals, were active here.

The encounter took place within a day after two infiltrators were killed in Machil sector of Kupwara in northern Kashmir. Earlier, Brigadier Vinod Singh Negi in Kupwara said that the "enemy won't be allowed to disturb the peace in Kashmir".


Meanwhile, NIA carried out raids at 16 locations in connection with the case of Jamaat-e-Islami, a socio-political organisation banned in February 2019. Raids were conducted at 11 locations in Baramulla of Kashmir and five locations in Kishtwar of Jammu. The NIA officials claimed to have seized incriminating material and digital devices for examination.