Kashmir encounter: Two Lashkar militants, involved in killing 6 cops, gunned down in Anantnag
The Lashkar militant and 4 others trapped in a house in Anantnag were involved in the killing of six policemen last month, cops said.
Two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Kashmir’s Anantnag on Saturday, ANI reported, where a woman died in the crossfire.
The two have been identified as Bashir Lashkari, a Lashkar commander, and Azad Malik, the news agency said.
Lashkari and Malik were holed up in a house Brenti village along with two other militants after security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation early Saturday when they received information about their presence, a police official said.
He said the search operation turned into an encounter after the militants opened fire on the security forces.
A police spokesman said the militants were using civilians as human shields and that efforts were on to rescue them.
The four were involved in the killing of six policemen last month, police said.
“The trapped ultras were involved in the killing of an SHO and five other policemen in Achabal area of south Kashmir on June 16,” a police spokesman said.
A woman was killed after she was caught in the exchange of fire between security forces and the militants during the operation.
Tahira, 44, sustained injuries during the encounter and was rushed to the district hospital, where she died later, officials said.
On June 16, SHO Feroz Ahmed and five other policemen were killed on the outskirts of Anantnag district.
Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/top-lashkar-militant-trapped-in-kashmir-s-anantnag-woman-killed-in-crossfire-police/story-Ciaf5fTAhsxLhLdQuYI4cJ.html
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