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Pulwama, Dec 1: In an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, security forces executed a terrorist linked to the banned group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and seized weapons and ammunition along with some incriminating materials, an official press release stated on Friday.
According to the official press release, “In the ensuing exchange, the terrorist, identified as Kifayat Ayoub Alie son of Mohd Ayoub Alie resident of Pinjoora Shopian, associated with the proscribed terror outfit LeT, was neutralized, and his body was recovered from the encounter site”.
According to police records, he is implicated in multiple acts of terrorism, as evidenced by his connection to cases FIR No. 123/2021, FIR No. 294/2021, and FIR No. 180/2023 at PS Shopian.
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Arms and ammunition recovered
Pulwama Police, Army (44RR), and CRPF (182Bn) jointly conducted a cordon and search operation in Arihal village, Pulwama, in response to specific intelligence indicating the presence of a terrorist in the region.
“Significant incriminating materials, along with arms and ammunition including 01 pistol, 02 magazine, 05 RDS, 02 grenades, were seized from the encounter site,” the official press release stated.
Probe on
All the retrieved items have been incorporated into the case records for additional investigation.
An investigation has been launched and a case under pertinent legal laws has been registered.
Until the encounter site has been entirely sanitized and cleansed of any potentially explosive items, the local public is asked to refrain from approaching it.
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