Ashish Ranjan
The terrorist who murdered Kashmiri Pandit Sanjay Sharma in Pulwaya two days ago has been killed by security forces in the early hours of Tuesday in Awantipora, Jammu and Kashmir. According to police, the terrorist’s corpse has not yet been recovered by the military.
The slain terrorist has been identified as Aqib Mustaq Bhat from Pulwama, according to the ADGP of Kashmir.”Initially employed by the terrorist organisation Hizbul Mujahideen, he is now working for TRF. Sanjay Sharma, who murdered Kashmiri Pandit Sanjay, has been neutralised “ADGP added
In a confrontation that occurred early Tuesday morning, security forces neutralised two terrorists.
#AwantiporaEncounterUpdate: 01 #terrorist killed. Body of the killed terrorist yet to be retrieved. #Encounter in progress. Further details shall follow.@JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/2Wl6bIhYZH
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) February 27, 2023
Kashmir Zone Police had previously verified the news of the confrontation on Twitter and stated, “Update on the #AwantiporaEncounter: one terrorist was killed. The terrorist’s body has yet to be recovered. #Confrontation in progress. More information will follow.”
“The engagement has begun at Padgampora Awantipora in the Pulgama district. Police and security personnel are on duty. Additional information will follow, “Kashmir Zone police tweeted the following.
Two days prior, a 40-year-old Kashmiri Pandit was gunned down by terrorists on his way to the local market in Pulwama, in another instance of targeted killing.
Sharma succumbed to his gunshot wounds in the hospital after being taken there by locals. At approximately 11 a.m., Sanjay Sharma, an ATM guard, was shot in the torso at point-blank range in the Achan area of the south Kashmir district, according to the PTI.
DIG Rayees Mohammad Bhat stated that the search for the attackers has begun. “The incident occurred at approximately 10:30 a.m. Terrorists opened fire on a member of a minority group as he and his wife approached a market. We are on the lookout for the terrorist and will eliminate them as soon as possible ”
According to local information, the deceased worked as a security officer for a private bank. According to reports, two assailants fired upon him. According to reports, Sanjay Sharma was shot at close range.
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The police have cordoned off the area and begun a manhunt for the perpetrators.The deceased worked as an ATM security in a bank, but he had not reported for duty as of late due to a spate of terror attacks against his community members, according to his coworkers.
