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SRINAGAR: Kashmir Police, on Tuesday, said a TRF militant involved in recent killing of Kashmiri Pandit Sanjay Sharma was killed in an encounter in Awantipora area of Pulwama in south Kashmir.
A police official said a search operation was launched by troops at Padgampora area of Pulwama in the early hours today after receiving inputs about presence of militants. He said during the search operation, an encounter took place in which a local TRF militant was killed.
Additional Director General of Police Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar identified the slain militant as Aqib Mushtaq Bhat of Pulwama. The killer of Pandit Sanjay Sharma has been neutralized, he said.
#AwantiporaEncounterUpdate: Killed #terrorist identified as Aqib Mustaq Bhat of #Pulwama (A category). He initially worked for HM #terror outfit, nowadays he had been working with TRF. #Killer of late Sanjay Sharma #neutralised: ADGP Kashmir@JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/1EdTeobWYP
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) February 28, 2023
“Aqib was an A category militant andwas initially working with Hizbul Mujahideen, but was now working with TRF,” the ADGP said.
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Militants on Sunday morning shot dead Sanjay Sharma, a father of three, at Achen village in Pulwama while he was on way to a local market. His killing had evoked strong condemnation. The locals of the area also strongly condemned the killing and made all arrangements for cremation of body of Sanjay.
SRINAGAR: Kashmir Police, on Tuesday, said a TRF militant involved in recent killing of Kashmiri Pandit Sanjay Sharma was killed in an encounter in Awantipora area of Pulwama in south Kashmir.
A police official said a search operation was launched by troops at Padgampora area of Pulwama in the early hours today after receiving inputs about presence of militants. He said during the search operation, an encounter took place in which a local TRF militant was killed.
Additional Director General of Police Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar identified the slain militant as Aqib Mushtaq Bhat of Pulwama. The killer of Pandit Sanjay Sharma has been neutralized, he said. googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });
#AwantiporaEncounterUpdate: Killed #terrorist identified as Aqib Mustaq Bhat of #Pulwama (A category). He initially worked for HM #terror outfit, nowadays he had been working with TRF. #Killer of late Sanjay Sharma #neutralised: ADGP Kashmir@JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/1EdTeobWYP
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) February 28, 2023
“Aqib was an A category militant andwas initially working with Hizbul Mujahideen, but was now working with TRF,” the ADGP said.
ALSO READ| Kashmiri Pandit bank guard shot dead by terrorists cremated in J&K’s Pulwama
Militants on Sunday morning shot dead Sanjay Sharma, a father of three, at Achen village in Pulwama while he was on way to a local market. His killing had evoked strong condemnation. The locals of the area also strongly condemned the killing and made all arrangements for cremation of body of Sanjay.
