Srinagar 10 August : Three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists were snared during a continuing battle between security forces and terrorists in the Waterhail zone in the central part of Kashmir’s Budgam district police announced on Wednesday. “Three terrorists of terror group LeT (TRF) which includes the terrorist Lateef Rather, have been caught in an ongoing battle.Terrorist Lateef is involved in several civilian murders that include Rahul Bhat and Amreen Bhat.” Jammu and Kashmir Police quoted the Additional Director General of Police (Kashmir zone), Vijay Kumar tweeted.
The gunfight began after a team of security and police received information on the presence of terrorists in the area.
Security forces surrounded the area.
The terrorists who were hiding in the area began firing, prompting retaliation from the security forces.
There have been a number of encounters between security forces and terrorists across Kashmir in the last few months.
Numerous terrorists and their leaders have been taken out of the country.
The majority of the operations have been conducted jointly by the Police and the Army on the basis of specific intelligence inputs.
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