Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbagh Singh in an address to media revealed that three terrorists were eliminated in a joint operation by the army, CRPF and the Jammu and Kashmir police in Tral of Pulwama district. They are identified as Jahangir Rafiq Wani, Raza Umar Maqbool Bhat, and Uzair Amin Bhat.
J&K: The 3 terrorists killed in encounter in an operation by the Army, CRPF and J&K Police in Tral of Pulwama district., have been identified as Jangeer Rafiq Wani, Raja Umar Maqbool Bhat&Uzair Amin Bhat. All 3 terrorists belong to the terror outfit ‘Ansar Ghazwa ul Hind’. https://t.co/g7jA1YhIT5
— ANI (@ANI) February 19, 2020
DGP Dilbagh Singh asserted that a huge cache of ammunition is recovered from the terrorists. One of them named Jahangir Rafiq Wani was a commander of Hizbul mujahideen and was earlier involved in 8 major terrorist activities in the region. However, he has also informed that all three slain terrorists were affiliated with an Islamic terror organisation named ‘Ansar Ghazwa ul Hind’.
DGP Jammu&Kashmir, Dilbag Singh: Huge cache of ammunition recovered from the 3 terrorists that were killed earlier today in Tral. One of them, Jahangeer was a commander of Hizbul Mujaheedin&was involved in 8 big terror activities which resulted in a fearful environment in region. https://t.co/hMaJcLP40x pic.twitter.com/VU17NpwMP3
— ANI (@ANI) February 19, 2020
As per reports, the terrorists were eliminated after a gunfight with the security forces. The operation was launched on Tuesday evening by a joint team of Rashtriya Rifles of Army Special Operations Group (SOG) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Tral after specific information was received about the presence of terrorists in the area.
With the Jammu and Kashmir police, troops of 42 RR and CRPF’s 180 Battalion had conducted cordon and search operation (CASO) after which an encounter had broken out with terrorists.
