A terrorist involved within the recent civilian killings in Srinagar was gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, police said.
Security forces received information about the presence of terrorists within the Wahibug area of Pulwama, following which a cordon and search operation there, they said.
Police said the search operation become an encounter within which one terrorist was killed.
“One #terrorist of #Srinagar City involved in recent civilian killing, neutralised in #Pulwama #encounter,” IGP, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar tweeted.
The killed terrorist was identified as Shahid Bashir Sheikh, a resident of Srinagar, police said.
They said one AK-47 rifle, together with ammunition, was recovered from the location of the encounter.
“He (Sheikh) was involved within the killing of a civilian, Mohammad Shafi Dar — an employee of Power Development Department, on 2/10/21. An AK-47 rifle was utilized in that killing,” police said.
Meanwhile, another encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces within the Bemina area of Srinagar on Friday evening, a police spokesman.
Further details are awaited, he added.
