On Saturday, was a night long gun fight against terrorists at Zainpora in Shopian district in South Kashmir. The fight resulted in the death of three terrorists. The Jammu and Kashmir police is yet to give the identification of the third slain terrorists. Although, sources have revealed Hizbul Mujahideen operational aid Yasin Yatoo alias Mehmood Ghaznavi was killed in the shootout.
Yatoo was a resident of Chadoora in Budgam district. In the year 1997, he joined the militancy after he crossed the POK for arms training.
The statement released by officials at the border read, “Acting on a specific information, Shopian police along with 03 RR, 14 Battalion and 177 Battalion of CRPF launched a cordon and search operation at Awneera village in the jurisdiction of Police Station Zainapora in Shopian. During the search operation, terrorists hiding in the area fired upon the joint search party. The fire was retaliated, ensuring an encounter.”
The arms and ammunition of the militants were recovered from the encounter site. Among the Indian personnel fighting, five were injured and rushed to a hospital and two succumbed to their injuries.
The statement further added, “At the time of withdrawal of the CASO party from the encounter site, the terrorists fired indiscriminately upon army vehicles in which one person namely Mohammad Syed of Shopian was injured. He was shifted to hospital for treatment.”
