A hybrid Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist who was accompanying a police team to identify a hideout was killed during an encounter between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Sunday.
“Security forces launched a cordon and search operation on Sunday morning following specific information about the presence of terrorists in Cheki Dudu area of Bijbehara in Anantnag district of South Kashmir,” Kashmir Zone Police said in a statement..
When the search team reached towards the suspected hideout, the terrorists opened fire. A bullet hit Sajjad Tantre, a hybrid Lashkar terrorist from Kulgam who was accompanying the search party to identify the hideout. He was taken to SDH Bijbehara where doctors declared him brought dead.
Sajjad Tantre was involved in the murder of a non-local laborer
Police said that Sajjad Tantre was involved in the murder of a non-local laborer on November 13 at Rakhmomen, Bijbehara. During investigation, Hybrid terrorist Sajjad Tantray, who was earlier an associate of terrorist organization Lashkar and was released from PSA, disclosed that he had attacked two outside laborers at Rakhmomen, Bijbehara, Anantnag on 13/11/2022 in which both the laborers were injured. Were seriously injured. Later, the injured laborer Chhota Prasad died in the hospital on 18/11/2022.
On the disclosure of Tantre, the police have also recovered the weapon (pistol) and vehicle used in this terrorist incident. Investigation is on to arrest more terrorist associates of this module. Police said hybrid terrorists are unlisted radicals who carry out terror attacks and often return to their regular lives without leaving a trace.
Unexploded grenade was found in Azad Ganj of Baramulla district
Earlier, an unexploded grenade was found in Azad Ganj of Baramulla district. It is believed that the terrorists threw this grenade to target the security forces. However, the grenade did not explode and the bomb disposal squad reached the spot and took it into custody. Let us tell you that in the beginning of this month, the security forces got a big success. Security forces killed 4 terrorists in South Kashmir and Pulwama district. Apart from this, 3 terrorists were arrested with IED.
Earlier in October, there was an encounter between terrorists and security forces in the forests of Baramulla district of North Kashmir. An army soldier was injured in the firing of terrorists.
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