Mastermind Jaish Commander Of Pulwama Attack killed, 4 Soldiers Martyred

Mastermind Jaish Commander Of Pulwama Attack killed,
4 Soldiers Martyred

Srinagar: Two Jaish-e-Mohammad militants, including the commander who masterminded Thursday, 14^th February 2019 terror attack on a CRPF convoy in Pulwama, have been killed in an encounter in the south Kashmir district on Monday, 18^th February 2019, in which four army personnel were also martyred.

Sources said Kamran, a Pakistani terrorist believed to have plotted the terror attack that killed 40 CRPF soldiers, and a local militant named Hilal have been killed in the gunfight in Pinglan area of Pulwama district. Another terrorist is still trapped, sources said.

Security forces are yet to officially confirm the identities of the deceased militants.

The four army personnel who were killed in action belonged to 55 Rashtriya Rifles.

Security forces had launched a cordon and search operation in Pinglan area last night after receiving inputs about the presence of militants in the area, PTI quoted a police official as saying. He said as the forces were conducting searches, the militants fired upon them, triggering a gun battle.

A civilian was also reportedly killed but there was no confirmation so far, news agency PTI reported.

Forty Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday when a Jaish-e-Mohammed suicide bomber