SRINAGAR: A local “hybrid” terrorist from Kulgam was killed in retaliatory fire after he shot at Army personnel in Cherdari area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday morning, Kashmir IGP Vijay Kumar said.
The newly coined term “hybrid terrorist” refers to a person not formally part of a terror outfit but who assists terrorists in their activities.
Kumar said the slain terrorist was identified as Javed Ahmad Wani of Kulgam who, he claimed, was on a mission to target a shopkeeper in Baramulla. “Incriminating materials, including arms and ammunition, were seized after the encounter,” he added.
Meanwhile, the J&K police tweeted: “Terrorists fired on ADP of Army and police in Cherdari, Baramulla. Alert parties retaliated and one terrorist was killed. One pistol, one loaded magazine & one hand grenade was recovered from his possession (sic).”
The Kashmir IGP said in another tweet that the “killed terrorist is hybrid type … and used to assist terrorist Gulzar (killed on October 20), involved in killing of 2 labourers from Bihar in Wanpoh, Kulgam (sic).”