Srinagar: Top Hizbul Mujahideen commanders Tariq Maulvi and Lateef Tiger are reportedly trapped in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir’s Shopian, sources told. Authorities are yet to confirm this. An Army man was also injured in the incident.
Two more terrorists are still trapped in the area. Tiger is the last surviving militant of Burhan Wani’s group, sources added.
An exchange of fire took place between terrorists and security forces in Adkhara area of Imam Sahib of Shopian district on Friday morning. Encounter is still underway.
“Brief exchange of firing between Security forces and terrorists in Shopian. The area is under cordon. Information is preliminary in nature,” said the police.
A joint team of 34RR and Special Operations Group (SOG) launched an operation in Imam Sahib after having inputs about presence of militants in the area.
Shopian is one of the worst violence-hit districts in the state following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani during an encounter in July 2016. Shopian district falls under under Anantnag Parliamentary Constituency which is going to polls on Monday, May 6.
Last week, security forces eliminated two more Hizbul terrorists in an encounter in Anantnag district. The terrorists were identified as Safder Amin Bhat (25) and Burhan Ahmad Ganie (25). Bhat, a Class 9 passout, joined Hizbul Mujahideen in May 2017. Ganie, also know as Saifullah, was pursuing Bachelor of Physiotherapy and had been a member of the terror outfit since June 2018.
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