Poonch: Two terrorists were gunned down in an encounter that broke out in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch on Wednesday morning. The development came two days after the three terrorists involved in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack were neutralised.
According to reports, the security forces received an intelligence input about the terrorists trying to enter the Indian territory. Acting on the information, the Indian army, along with the Jammu and Kashmir Police, launched Operation Shivshakti to neutralise the terrorists.
The Indian Army’s White Knight Corps also confirmed the news about the terrorists being shot dead in Poonch. “#OPERATION SHIVSHAKTI In a successful anti-infiltration operation, alert troops of the #IndianArmy eliminated two terrorists attempting to infiltrate across the Line of Control. Swift action and accurate firepower thwarted the nefarious designs. Three weapons have been recovered,” the White Knight Corps said.
“Synergistic and synchronised intelligence inputs from own intelligence units and #JKP led to a successful operation,” it added.
A combing operation is currently underway in the area.
Terrorists Involved In Pahalgam Terror Attack Killed:
On Tuesdsay, Union Minister Amit Shah told the Lok Sabha that all the three terrorists, who carried out the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, were killed in the Indian Army’s Operation Mahadev. The slain terrosist have been identified as Suleiman (Faisal Jatt or Hashim Musa), Afghan and Jibran.
Shah confirmed the news in the Lok Sabha during the debate on Operation Sindoor. “In a joint Operation Mahadev, the Indian Army, CRPF and J&K Police have neutralised three terrorists who were involved in the Pahalgam terror attack,” Shah said.
“In the Operation Mahadev, Suleman alias Faizal…, Afghan and Jibran, these three terrorists were killed in a joint operation of the Indian Army, CRPF and J&K Police. Suleman was an A-category commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba. Afghan was an A-category Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist. And Jibran was also an A-grade terrorist… All three terrorists who killed our citizens in the Baisaran valley have been eliminated,” he stated.
Shah told the Lower House that the operation was launched on May 22.
