14 August,2017 10:58 AM IST | Srinagar | Agencies
In a jolt to Hizbul Mujahideen, its three militants, including chief operations commander Yasin Itoo alias 'Gaznavi', were killed in an encounter that began Saturday night and also claimed the lives of two army men in Shopian district of South Kashmi
Army soldiers take positions outside a house where the militants were hiding. Pics/PTI
In a jolt to Hizbul Mujahideen, its three militants, including chief operations commander Yasin Itoo alias 'Gaznavi', were killed in an encounter that began Saturday night and also claimed the lives of two army men in Shopian district of South Kashmir.
Following a tip-off to the local police, a cordon was laid in Awnira village of Shopian Saturday night by the Special Operations Group of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, Army and the CRPF. Militants fired at the approaching security personnel, wounding five Army personnel, two of whom later died.
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Army soldiers Gawai Sumedh Waman and Ilayaraja P, who were also killed in the encounter
This prompted the security forces to wait till dawn while keeping a tight cordon around the area before launching a major strike.
Intermittent firing continued the whole night, and the operation began in full swing in the morning.
All three terrorists holed up were killed. They were identified as Irfan, a tech-savvy militant involved in online propaganda for the militant outfit, and Umar, who was personal security man of Ghaznavi.
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