J&K: Four LeT Terrorists Including Two Involved In Killing Female TV Artist Gunned Down By Security Forces

Four Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists, including two involved in killing of female TV artist, were killed by security forces in two separate encounters in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.

An encounter broke out at Aganhanzipora locality in Awantipora area of Pulwama district late on Thursday night.

The J&K police said that two terrorists who were responsible for killing TV artist Amreen Bhat in Budgam district a day earlier, were trapped in the cordon.

"Both killed newly joined local #terrorists identified as Shahid Mushtaq Bhat R/O Hafroo Chadoora #Budgam & Farhan Habib R/O Hakripora #Pulwama. They had #killed TV artist on the instruction of LeT Cmdr Lateef. 01 AK 56 rifle, 4 magazines and a pistol recovered," IGP Kashmir zone Vijay Kumar tweeted early Friday.

Another encounter broke out in Soura area of Srinagar city where two LeT ultras were shot dead, the police said.

The slain terrorists killed in the Srinagar encounter have been identified as Shakir Ahmed Waza and Afreen Aftab Malik, both residents of Trenz, Shopian.

"10 #terrorists including 3 from JeM & 7 from LeT #terror outfits killed in 3 days in #Kashmir valley. Heinous #murder case of late Ambreen bhat solved in 24 hours," Kumar said in another tweet.