A hybrid militant of Lashkar-e-Taiba Sajjad Tantray who was with a search party for identification of hideout, has been killed in an encounter in South Kashmir’s Anantnag, Police said on Sunday.
In a tweet Kashmir Zone Police informed, “When search party reached towards the suspected hideout terrorists opened fire which hit one accused, hybrid terrorist of LeT Sajjad Tantray of Kulgam, who was with search party for identification of hideout. He was rushed to SDH Bijbehara where doctors declared him brought dead.”
A police spokesman said, “During investigation hybrid terrorist Sajjad Tantray, who was earlier a terrorist associate of LeT and released from PSA, revealed that he had attacked on two outside labourers on 13/11/2022 at Rakhmomen, Bijbehara in Anantnag in which two labourers got seriously injured. “
“Later on, labourer namely Chota Prasad succumbed to injuries on 18/11/2022 at Hospital. Weapon of offence (Pistol) and vehicle used in terror crime were also recovered on his disclosure. Investigation is going on vigorously to arrest more terror associates of this module”, he said.
Earlier, Police informed that an encounter started between security forces and militants at Cheki Dudoo area of Bijbehera in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district.