Two AGuH terrorists killed in chance encounter in Anantnag: Police
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Two AGuH terrorists killed in chance encounter in Anantnag: Police

Post by Rising Kashmir on Thursday, September 8, 2022

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Irfan Yattoo

Srinagar, Sept 07: Two terrorists of Ansar Gazwat ul Hind (AGuH) were killed in a brief “chance encounter” with security forces in Thajiwara Bijbehara area of Anantnag, police said on Wednesday.

The slain were identified as Fayaz Ahmad Kumar @Faheem Kumar son of Mohammad Ramzan Kumar and Owais Ahmad Khan son of Ghulam Mohammad Khan, both residents of Waghama Bijbehara and were affiliated with proscribed terror outfit AGuH.

Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Vijay Kumar told Rising Kashmir that both killed terrorists were involved in several terror crime cases and civilian killings including attack on police personnel at Cheeniwooder Srigufwara on July this year in which one police personnel Firdous Ahmad Dar was seriously injured.

ADGP Kumar later congratulated Anantnag Police for carrying out a successful and swift encounter without any collateral damage.

The police spokesman said the slain were also involved in an attack on Police personnel Ghulam Qadir at Darashikon Park Bijbehara on 12th August 2022 in which he received grievous gunshot injuries.

“Besides, they were also involved in grenade lobbing incidents at Padshahibagh on 15/06/2022 and Sangam Chowk on 22/08/2022,” it said.

Meanwhile, arms, ammunition and other incriminating materials were recovered from the site of the encounter. All the recovered materials have been taken into case records for further investigation, the spokesman said.

“In this connection police have registered a case under relevant sections of law and investigation has been initiated,” he said.

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