Two more local terrorists, affiliated with Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH), an Al-Qaeda affiliate, were killed in a chance encounter in Bijbehara area of South Kashmir's Anantnag district on Wednesday.
In another incident two hybrid terrorists belonging to the Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) were arrested by the Shopian police along with arms and ammunition.
According to the Additional Director General of Police, Kashmir range Vijay Kumar, "two terrorists were neutralised in a chance encounter by Anantnag police in Thajiwara, Bijbehara area of Anantnag. Both the terrorists have been identified as Fayaz Kumar & Owais Khan. The duo were linked with terror outfit AGuH".
Kumar said, "the slain terrorists were involved in several terror attacks on the police personnel". He said they were behind the terror attck in Cheeniwooder Srigufwara on 03-07-2022 in which 01 police personnel Firdous Dar got seriously injured. They were also involved in the terror attack at Darashikoh park Bijbehara on 12-08-2022 in which one police personnel Gh Qadir got seriously injured. Their names had also figured in a grenade lobbing at Padshahi Bagh on 15-06-2022, he added.