Anantnag

Two terrorists affiliated with the proscribed terror outfit Hizb-ul-Mujahideen were killed in an encounter that broke out in the Poshkreeri area of Anantnag on Tuesday.

The two terrorists killed have been identified as Danish Bhat (Kokab Duree) and Basharat Nabi.

"Both were involved in the killing of one Territorial Army personnel Saleem on April 9, 2021 and killing of two civilians on May 29, 2021 in Jablipora," Tweeted ADGP Kashmir.

Earlier, on September 4, the Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested a hybrid terrorist in Sopore.

During the checking, the police noticed suspicious movement of a person coming from village Check Brath link road towards Sopore-Kupwara general road as he tried to flee from the spot. However, the joint team eventually apprehended him.

The police identified the arrested man as Saqib Shakeel Dar from the Mumkak Batpora and recovered one pistol, one magazine and eight pistol rounds from his possession.

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According to the J-K police's statement, the preliminary investigation revealed that the arrested person was working as a hybrid terrorist for the proscribed terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and was constantly searching for an opportunity to carry out attacks on security forces and civilians.