
Awantipora encounter: 2 terrorists who shot dead woman, govt employee killed, arms recovered
India Today
Two terrorists, who shot dead a woman and a government employee, have been killed in the Awantipora encounter so far.
Two terrorists have been killed in the Awantipora encounter that broke out between security forces and militants in the Rajpora area of Awantipora in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. Two AK-47 rifles have also been recovered, police said.
The killed terrorists have been identified as Shahid Rather of Tral and Umar Yousuf of Shopian, police said.
The Kashmir Zone Police on Monday tweeted, “#AwantiporaEncounterUpdate: 02 #terrorists killed. #Incriminating materials including 02 AK 47 rifles recovered. Search going on. Further details shall follow.”
#AwantiporaEncounterUpdate: 02 #terrorists killed. #Incriminating materials including 02 AK 47 rifles recovered. Search going on. Further details shall follow.@JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/m9Ovowws9w
The Kashmir IGP said, “Besides other terror crimes, Shahid had killed a woman, Mst Shakeela, of Aripal and a government employee, Javid Ahmed, of Lurgam Tral.”