Major threat to Amarnath Yatra averted, IGP Kashmir on Srinagar encounter

Big success for us as they were planning to attack Amarnath Yatra however the prompt & timely action by the police led to the elimination of both the terrorists, says IGP.

Inspector General of Police Kashmir Range, Vijay Kumar on Tuesday said that it is a big success for us as terrorists were planning to attack Amarnath Yatra however the prompt & timely action by the police led to the elimination of both the terrorists and thereby averting the possible major threat.

Jammu and Kashmir Police have neutralized 02 terrorists linked with proscribed terror outfit LeT including a Pakistani terrorist in a swift encounter at the Bemina area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar District.

A police official said, Acting on specific information generated by Police regarding the movement of terrorists in the Bemina area of Srinagar, who had earlier escaped from an encounter in Sopore and were being tracked continuously, Srinagar Police established a special Naka in Bemina near JVC Bemina. During Naka checking 02 suspects while approaching the said Naka were challenged by the Naka party, to which these suspects’ (terrorists) started indiscriminate firing upon the said Naka party. The fire was however effectively retaliated, leading to a brief encounter.

“In the initial exchange of fire, five police personnel received minor injuries who were immediately evacuated to hospital for the treatment of their injuries”, he said.

“In the ensuing brief encounter, 02 terrorists were killed and their bodies were retrieved from the site of encounter. As per the incriminating materials including documents recovered from the possession of both the killed terrorists, they have been identified as Abdullah Goujri resident of Faisalabad Pakistan and Adil Hussain Mir@ Sufian @ Musab resident of Anantnag, both linked with proscribed terror outfit LeT.”

It is pertinent to mention here that the killed terrorist Adil Hussain Mir had crossed over to Pakistan in the year 2018 on a visit VISA from Wagah. While interacting with the media, IGP Kashmir shared that Pakistan based terror handlers had sent two Pakistani LeT terrorists along with Adil Hussain, a resident of Pahalgam area with the directions to carry out attacks on Amarnath Yatra. However, all the three terrorists have been killed now in two separate encounters i.e; one at Sopore & in today’s brief encounter at Bemina, Srinagar.

IGP Kashmir appreciated the role of police in tracking & neutralizing the terrorists who had recently escaped in the Sopore encounter. He further said it is a big success for us as they were planning to attack Amarnath Yatra however the prompt & timely action by the police led to the elimination of both the terrorists and thereby averting the possible major threat.

Incriminating materials, arms & ammunition including 2 AK-47 rifles, 10 magazines, 165 live cartridges, Y-SMS device, Matrix sheets, Pakistani medicines etc were recovered from the site of encounter. All the recovered materials have been taken into case records for further investigation and to probe their complicity in other terror crimes.

In this connection, Police have registered a case under relevant sections of law and investigation has been initiated.