Srinagar: Police on Tuesday issued a statement post military operation against militants in Pethseer area of north Kashmir’s Sopore.
In a statement, the police said that during the intervening night of 23/24 August, based on specific input generated by Police regarding the presence of militants in Pethseer area of Sopore, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by Sopore Police, Army(52RR ) and CRPF in the said area.
During the search operation as the presence of militants got ascertained, they were given the opportunity to surrender, however, instead they fired indiscriminately upon the joint search party which was retaliated leading to the operation.
The statement further stated that however due to darkness the operation was suspended, while the cordon was kept intact.
In the ensuing operation, three militants were killed and their bodies were retrieved from the site.
They have been identified as Faisal Fayaz son of Fayaz Ahmad Thokar resident of Kapren Shopian, Ghulam Mustafa Sheikh son of Abdul Ahad Sheikh resident of Tekipura Kupwara and Rameez Ahmad Ghanie son of Abdul Majeed Ghanie resident of Zipor Dharamati, Shopian, affiliated with militant outfit LeT (TRF), they said.
As per police records, the killed militants were part of groups involved in several terror crime cases including attacks on security establishments and civilian atrocities, they said.
Incriminating materials, arms ( one AK 47 rifle & two pistols) and ammunition including were recovered from the site of operation. All the recovered materials have been taken into case records for further investigation and to probe their complicity in other crimes, they said.
In this connection, Police have registered a case under relevant sections of law and investigation has been initiated, they said.
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