A Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist from Pakistan, Usman responsible for an attack on a CRPF party in the model town area of Sopore on July 1 was among three terrorists gunned down by the joint teams of security forces in Rebban area of Sopore in Baramulla district on Sunday.
According to a police spokesman, “the encounter started in the Rebban area of Sopore on the basis of a pinpointed information in the wee hours of Sunday”. The encounter lasted several hours and the joint teams of security forces exercised restraint to avoid any collateral damage in the area.
Late evening, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir range, Vijay Kumar said, “one of the three terrorists included a Pakistani LeT terrorist Usman. He was involved in the recent terror attack at Sopore in which one CRPF jawan was martyred and one civilian was killed”. Police teams also recovered 3 AK rifles and other ammunition from the site of gunfight.