Srinagar 16 July (KNB): Two militants killed in an encounter at Alamdar Colony, Saidapora Eidgah area of central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Friday were affiliated with Islamic State of Jammu and Kashmir outfit, police said.
As per a statement issued to news agency Kashmir News Bureau, police officials said that the two militants killed in the encounter, identified as Irfan Ahmad Sofi son of Nazir Ahmad Sofi and Bilal Ahmad Bhat son of Manzoor Ahmad Bhat, both residents of Natipora, Srinagar, had recently as per outfit TRF social media post left TRF and joined ISJK.
The statement said, “As per police records, both the killed militants were part of groups involved in several militant crimes cases including attacks on Police/SFs and civilian atrocities. Both the killed militants executed a series of attacks on policemen, SFs and civilians which include killing of PSO of PDP leader at Natipora on 14/12/2020, attack on ROP of CRPF 73BN in Lawaypora resulting in martyrdom of 02 CRPF Jawans on 25/03/2021. Moreover, on 17/06/2021 they attacked & martyred an on-leave police official Ct Javid Ahmad near his residence at Saidpora and on 22/06/2021 attacked & martyred Inspector Parvez Ahmad at Menganwari Nowgam while he was on his way to offer prayers in local Masjid,” the statement read, “They were also involved in killing of a civilian Umer Nazir Bhat at his shop in Main Chowk Habba Kadal on 23/06/2021.”
“They were also involved in a series of grenade attacks as well as petrol bomb attacks on Police/SF in City Srinagar. On 07/05/2021, they carried out a grenade attack on joint party of Police/CRPF at Nawabazar area of Srinagar in which 05 CRPF jawans & a civilian got injured. On 26/06/2021, they carried out another grenade attack on joint party of Police/CRPF at Barbarshah in which 01 civilian got killed and 03 civilians got critically injured. They also carried out grenade attack on PP Urdu Bazar on 05/03/2021 and petrol bomb attack on bunker of SSB at Mehjoor Nagar Band on 26/04/2021,” the statement said.
Police said that both the killed militants have been instrumental in motivating and recruiting the youth to join terror folds in Srinagar and its adjoining areas.
Officials said that Incriminating materials arms and ammunition including 01 AK-47 rifle, 01 pistol and 04 grenades 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 militant crimes.
Officials said that IGP Kashmir congratulated the joint forces of Police and CRPF for the big success that led to the elimination of two most wanted militants who were wanted by the law for their involvement in several crime cases. IGP Kashmir also said that during the year 2021, so far 78 terrorists have been killed in Kashmir valley and most of the militants were affiliated withoutfit LeT i.e, 39 out of 78, followed by HM, Al-Badr, JeM & AuGH. (KNB)