<p>Two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, Kashmir Zone Police said.</p>
<p>One out of the two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists killed in the encounter had been involved in the killing of Vijay Kumar (bank manager) from Kulgam district.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The encounter broke out between the militants and security forces at Kanjiular in Shopian after the personnel launched a cordon and search operation in the area.</p>
<p>Inspector General of Police, Kashmir zone, Vijay Kumar said one of the slain militants was identified as Jan Mohammad Lone, who was allegedly involved in the killing of a bank manager in Kulgam district recently.</p>
<p>"One of the killed #terrorists has been identified as Jan Mohd Lone of #Shopian. Besides other #terror crimes, he was involved in recent killing of Vijay Kumar, Bank manager on 2/6/22 in #Kulgam district," the officer tweeted.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ShopianEncounterUpdate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#ShopianEncounterUpdate</a>: One of the killed <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/terrorists?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#terrorists</a> has been identified as Jan Mohd Lone of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Shopian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#Shopian</a>. Besides other <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/terror?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#terror</a> crimes, he was involved in recent killing of Vijay Kumar, Bank manager on 2/6/22 in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Kulgam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#Kulgam</a> district: IGP Kashmir<a href="https://twitter.com/JmuKmrPolice?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">@JmuKmrPolice</a> <a href="https://t.co/ltyIDWSGQj">https://t.co/ltyIDWSGQj</a></p>
&mdash; Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) <a href="https://twitter.com/KashmirPolice/status/1536829827063238657?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">June 14, 2022</a></blockquote>
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<p>The banker, Vijay Kumar, was a resident of Hanumangarh in Rajasthan and was working in Kulgam. The banker was shot dead by terrorists in daylight.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the second terrorist was identified as Tufail Ganai. "2nd killed #terrorist has been identified as Tufail Ganai. incriminating materials, arms &amp; ammunition including 01 AK 47 rifle and a pistol was recovered from the site of encounter," Kashmir Zone Police tweeted.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ShopianEncounterUpdate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#ShopianEncounterUpdate</a>: 2nd killed <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/terrorist?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#terrorist</a> has been identified as Tufail Ganai. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Incriminating?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#Incriminating</a> materials, arms &amp; ammunition including 01 AK 47 rifle and a pistol was recovered from the site of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/encounter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#encounter</a>.<a href="https://twitter.com/JmuKmrPolice?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">@JmuKmrPolice</a> <a href="https://t.co/ltyIDWSGQj">https://t.co/ltyIDWSGQj</a></p>
&mdash; Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) <a href="https://twitter.com/KashmirPolice/status/1536891312284180480?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">June 15, 2022</a></blockquote>
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<p><strong>(With inputs from ANI and PTI)</strong></p><p>
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The encounter broke out between the militants and security forces at Kanjiular in Shopian after the personnel launched a cordon and search operation in the area

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