In a major crackdown on terror in Jammu and Kashmir, security forces on Wednesday neutralised at least five terrorists in the ongoing encounter in Kulgam's Pombay and Gopalpora area. In the Gopalpora encounter, a commander of the militant outfit ‘The Resistance Front’ (TRF), Afaq Sikander, was killed. Gunfight had broken out earlier in the day between terrorists and security forces at Pombay and Goplapora in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Security forces had launched cordon and search operations in two areas of the district after receiving information about the presence of militants there, said an official familiar with the development.The search operations turned into encounters after militants fired upon the security forces and they who retaliated, the official added.
#GopalporaEncounterUpdate: #Terrorist Commander of proscribed #terror outfit TRF Afaq Sikander killed in #encounter: IGP Kashmir@JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/sNlP3jMaFv
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) November 17, 2021
Meanwhile, three Jaish-E-Mohammed terrorists have been arrested by the Jammu police with cash of more than Rs 42 lakhs was was recovered which were used for terror activities. This operation was launched on the basis of inputs from SSP Chandan Kohli. The operation was launched on Tuesday, where three people were detained from an Innova car that was heading to the valley somewhere from North India.
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