According to the J&K Police, two separate anti-militancy operations in the south Kashmirian districts of Pulwama and Anantnag, as well as a prospective “fidayeen” (suicide) attack in the Valley, reportedly resulted in the deaths of four militants on Tuesday.
“Mukhtar Bhat, the head of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, was one of the three terrorists slain [in the Awantipora neighbourhood of Pulwama] (LeT). According to a source, he was plotting a “fidayeen” assault on the security forces’ camp with a foreign terrorist.
A serious terrorist attack was successfully averted by the Army and the Awantipora police, according to Additional Director General of Police Vijay Kumar. An AK-47 rifle, an AK-56 rifle, and a pistol were all found at the scene of the encounter in Awantipora, Pulwama.
According to Mr. Kumar, Bhat was implicated in a number of terrorism-related crimes, including the murder of a Central Reserve Police Force Assistant Sub-Inspector and two members of the Railway Protection Force. For us, it’s a huge success, Mr. Kumar declared.
Unable to be identified right away was the third deceased person, who authorities suspect to be a local. Shakir Ahmad, a resident of Ladermud, was the militant slain in another anti-militancy operation in Anantnag’s Bijbehara. “The incident in Bijbehara resulted in the death of one terrorist. The operation is ongoing, the police stated, adding that the terrorist who was murdered had ties to Hizbul Mujahideen and had been involved in a number of terror-related crimes, including assaults on law enforcement and security personnel.
According to the report of Hindu In the meanwhile, the J&K Police detained three extremists in Srinagar.
These militants were discovered to be in possession of two hand grenades and a 10-kilogram bucket IED.
The IED that is still in place in the Rangreth neighbour hood is being deactivated by the Bomb Disposal Squad. The Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, the Arms Act, and the Explosives Act have all reportedly been the subject of a case, according to the police.