Lashkar commander Uzair Khan killed in Anantnag encounter; 7-day operation finally ends

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LeT commander Uzair Khan was killed by safety forces throughout the week-long encounter in Kashmir’s Anantnag, placing an finish to the encounter.

The long-drawn Anantnag encounter has finally come to an finish after the principle goal of the operation – Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Uzair Khai – was killed, together with different terrorists. The encounter commenced in Jammu and Kashmir final week on Monday.

Security forces introduced that they recovered the physique of terrorist Uzair Khan together with a weapon, and the physique of one other man who’s but to be recognized. While the Jammu-Kashmir anti-terrorist operation has ended, the seek for extra militants remains to be on.ADGP Police Vijay Kumar mentioned, “LeT commander Uzair Khan has been killed, with the recovery of his weapon. Additionally, another terrorist’s lifeless body has been found. The Anantnag encounter has concluded.”

Security forces sieved by means of the dense forests of Gadole in Kashmir Valley’s Anantnag district for the seventh day on Tuesday, certainly one of Jammu and Kashmir’s longest anti-militancy operations that has claimed the lives of three officers and a soldier.Two our bodies had been discovered from the forest space on Monday. One was recognized as Pradeep, the soldier killed by terrorists final week Wednesday. Before this, two Indian Army officers and one Jammu-Kashmir police officer was martyred in the encounter.

The operation began on Wednesday when Colonel Manpreet Singh, commanding officer, 19 Rashtriya Rifles, Major Ashish Dhonchak and Deputy Superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir Police Humayun Bhat had been killed by terrorists. Pradeep went lacking on the primary day of the encounter and was believed to have been killed.(With inputs from companies)READ | Hardeep Nijjar was forming terrorist group in Punjab, organizing goal killings, extortion: NIA report