Three terrorists gunned down in J-K's Sopore

The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday killed three terrorists in an encounter in Sopore and recovered arms and ammunition, besides other incriminating material, from the site of the gunfight.

According to a statement issued by the Jammu and Kashmir Police, on a tip-off, security forces launched a joint cordon and search operation in the Pethseer area of Sopore. Also Read | Prices of dry fruit shoot up as imports from Afghanistan disrupted "During the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, based on specific input generated by the police regarding the presence of terrorists in the Pethseer area of Sopore, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by the Sopore police, Army (52RR), and CRPF in the said area," the statement read. "During the search operation as the presence of terrorists got ascertained, they were given the opportunity to surrender, however, instead they fired indiscriminately upon the joint search party that was retaliated leading to an encounter. In the ensuing encounter, three terrorists were killed and their bodies were retrieved from the site of the encounter," the police said. Also read | India’s first smog tower comes up in Delhi; all you need to know The terrorists, who were shot dead, have been identified as Faisal Fayaz, Gh Mustafa Sheikh and Rameez Ah Ghanie. They were affiliated with proscribed terror outfit LeT (TRF), the police said. The terrorists were part of groups involved in several terror crime cases, including attacks on security establishments and civilian atrocities. "Incriminating materials, arms and ammunition, including one AK-47 rifle and two pistols, were recovered from the site of the encounter. All recovered materials have been taken into case records for further investigation and to probe their complicity in other terror crimes," the police said The police have registered a case under relevant sections of law and an investigation has been initiated. -PTC News