SRINAGAR Two Al Badr militants were killed in a nocturnal gunfight which broke out between militants and state forces in Rebban area of Zainapora in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday,police said.
“Based on a credible input about the presence of militants, a cordon and search operation was launched by state forces at the strike of dawn today in Rebban area of Zainapora in Shopian district,” a police spokesman said.
As the search operation was going on, the search party was fired upon by the hiding militants. The fire was retaliated leading to an encounter, he said.
In the ensuing encounter, two militants were killed and the bodies were retrieved from the site of encounter and have been identified as Nawaz Ahmad Wagay son of Ghulam Qadir resident of Rebban Zainapora and Yawar Wani son of Ali Mohammad Wani resident of Batnoor Litter Pulwama
“Incriminating materials including arms and ammunition were recovered from the site of encounter. Police has registered a case and initiated investigation in the matter,” the spokesman said, adding that no collateral damage took place during the encounter.
“Citizens are once again requested not to venture inside the encounter zone since such an area can prove dangerous due to stray explosive materials. People are requested to cooperate with police till the area is completely sanitized and cleared of all the explosives materials if any,” the spokesman said.
Meanwhile, thousands of people attended the funeral prayers of the slain militants in their respective native villages at Reban, Shopian and Bhatnoora, Pulwama.
The slain duo was later laid to rest amid pro-freedom and anti-government slogans.
A complete shutdown was observed in Shopian and Pulwama districts of south Kashmir to mourn the killing of two slain militants.
Lashkar pays tribute to slain militants
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Mehmood Shah has paid tribute to Al-Badr militants Yawer Ahmed and Nawaz Ahmed who were killed in a gunfight with government forces at Reban village in Zainpora area of south Kashmirs Shopian district.
A spokesperson of LeT Dr Abdullah Ghaznavi in a statement issued to local news agency GNS quoted Shah as saying that the martyrs have played a pivotal role in exposing the Indian aggression before the world.
It is the honour of the martyrs to retaliate against the unjust occupation and to fight for their fundamental rights, he said.
Mehmood Shah said New Delhi has never been able to suppress the indigenous freedom struggle through force, nor will it bear any success in future.
Terming the 2019 elections as drama, LeT chief said India sees terrorists every now and then.
This is the propaganda and through such vicious tactics, Government of India wants to secure vote bank by sowing the seeds of hatred between Muslims and Hindus.
Muslims in poor plight are killed in fake encounters so as to convince the Indian public that they have in fact targeted terrorism. How are they terrorists when they did not commit any crime? The Indian policy of hatred will shake its very foundation, he said.
Mehmood Shah said that if Ram Temple is built on Babri Masjid then Babri Masjid will be built again at the same place in future. Therefore, Indian forces must come to their senses and quit Kashmir, he said.
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