Two Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists, including its commander Sajjad Afgh, were killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian on Monday, said the police.
The encounter had broken out on March 13, 2021, in the Rawalpora area of Shopian.
According to the police, Afgh was involved in the recruitment of new youths into terrorism.
One AK 47 rifle with UBL shell and one USA made rifle's M-4 carbine were recovered in the encounter, the police said.
IGP Kashmir congratulated the Shopian Police and security forces for eliminating JeM commander terrorist Sajjad Afgh in the Shopian encounter.
"Contact established with the third terrorist. Operation underway. Further details shall follow," said the Kashmir Zone Police.
( With inputs from ANI )
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