3 Terrorists Killed Near Srinagar, 1 Was Behind Police Bus Attack: Cops

Friday, 31 December 2021newsdesk

Three terrorists, including a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorist involved in an attack on a police bus earlier this month, were gunned down by security forces during an overnight encounter on the outskirts of Srinagar, the police said. Three policemen and a CRPF jawan were injured in the shootout in Panthachowk, they said.

New Delhi, 31 December 2021

As per news report of NDTV, One of the killed terrorists has been identified as Suhail Ahmad Rather, a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorist who was involved in an attack on a police bus near a police camp at Zewan on the outskirts of Srinagar, leaving three policemen dead. With this operation, the police said that all the terrorists involved in the deadly attack on Jammu and Kashmir Armed Police personnel, have been eliminated. This is the third encounter within 36 hours and the number of terrorists killed has risen to nine. Earlier, six terrorists, including two Pakistan nationals, were shot dead in two separate encounters with the security forces in the Anantnag and Kulgam districts of Jammu and Kashmir.

Source - NDTV