JAMMU, Feb 19: Based on a specific input provided by Police, a joint operation was launched at Chermarg, Shopian by Army and Police during in the intervening night of 18/19 February, 2022.
IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar said "Following the drill, a cluster of houses were taken into cordon and the process of evacuating the civilians started. During the process, when search party reached to one of the houses belonging to Gowhar Ahmd Bhat. the house-owner intentionally misled the search party and denied sheltering the terrorist in his house.
While he was being questioned, a terrorist sheltered in the house opened fire on the search party causing grievous injuries to two of the Soldiers . In the retaliatory action, one terrorist of LeT outfit namely Ab Qayoom Dar r/o Laroo Kakpora Pulwama was neutralised and arms and ammunitions including one AK rifle and a pistol were recovered. Later on both , injured soldiers got martyrdom.
Case registered and house owner has been arrested under terror laws. Killed terrorist has a history of terror associate. In April 2020 an encounter took place in his house.He was arrested and booked under PSA. He was released in August 2021 but kept silently working for terrorists. SSP Pulwama officially intimated some days earlier that he had left house and joined as an active terrorist of LeT outfit. Consequently he has been categorised as C category terrorist."
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