SRINAGAR: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were killed in an encounter at Redwani area of Qaimoh hamlet in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, police said on Thursday. A defence spokesman said the terrorists had forcefully intruded into a residential house and taken two girls hostage.
“The terrorists had forcefully taken shelter in a house in the village. It was also learnt that the terrorists in a cowardly manner had taken two innocent girls hostages. The security forces responded swiftly, surrounded the house and carried out a sustained and careful operation. They rescued the beleaguered girls and handed them over to their families. Soon after the rescue, the terrorists in the house exchanged fire with the forces and were eliminated in the process,” the defence spokesman added.
A joint team of police, Army’s 1 RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on a specific information about the presence of terrorists in Redwani Bala on Wednesday evening.
A senior police official said that as the presence of terrorists got ascertained, efforts were made to evacuate the civilians in the area and surrender offers were repeatedly given to the hiding terrorists, which they rejected.
In the ensuing encounter, two LeT were killed and their bodies were retrieved from the site of encounter.
“They were identified as Amir Bashir Dar resident of Kujjar, Frisal, and Adil Yousuf Shan, a resident of Sursano Hatipora, Kulgam,” the police spokesman said.