SRINAGAR: A newly recruited local militant affiliated with the Lashkar-i-Toiba outfit was killed in a gunfight on Thursday night with security forces in the Arihal area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
A police spokesperson in a statement said that during firefight one local LeT militant namely Kifayat Ayoub Alie son of Mohd Ayoub Alie resident of Pinjoora Shopian was killed.
“In the ensuing exchange, the terrorist, identified as Kifayat Ayoub Alie son of Mohd Ayoub Alie resident of Pinjoora Shopian, associated with the proscribed terror outfit LeT, was neutralized, and his body was recovered from the encounter site. Police records indicate his involvement in several terror-related crimes including in Case FIR No. 123/2021, FIR No. 294/2021 and case FIR No. 180/2023 of PS Shopian,” reads the statement.
The statement further reads, “Significant incriminating materials, along with arms and ammunition including 01 pistol, 02 magazine, 05 RDS, 02 grenades, were seized from the encounter site. All recovered items are now part of the case records for further investigation.”
A case under relevant provisions of law has been registered, and the investigation has been taken up.
