‘Duo was involved in Sarpanch killing in Srinagar’
Srinagar: Two militants, one each belonging to Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH) and Lashker-e-Taiba, were killed in a military operation with joint team of police and army in Tral area of Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday morning, police said.
“AGuH (militant) Safat Muzzaffar Sofi alias Muavia and LeT’s Umer Teli alias Talha killed in Tral,” Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar said in a tweet.
“Before shifting to Tral area both were involved in several (militants) crimes in Srinagar city including recent killing of Sarpanch (Sameer Ahmad) in Khanmoh Srinagar,” he added.
Earlier, police said that the operation was launched after a joint team of police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Tral.
As the joint team approached the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them, triggering the operation.
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