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SRINAGAR: A “hybrid terrorist” was killed when terrorists opened fire during a raid carried out on a terrorist hideout after his disclosure in Shopian on Wednesday, officials said.
The killing took place a day after the Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, identified as Imran Bashir Ganaie was arrested for killing two migrant workers in Shopian.
“Based on disclosure of arrested hybrid terrorist & in continuous raids by Police & security forces, another contact has been established between terrorists and SFs at Nowgam, Shopian, in which hybrid terrorist namely Imran Bashir Ganaie killed by firing of another terrorist,” Jammu and Kashmir Police tweeted.
A police handout added that various joint raids, along with security forces, were launched on the basis of disclosures made by the accused about terrorists and their hideouts. In one of the raids on a hideout at Dongri Nala near Landoora bridge, despite contact established with the hiding terrorists, they managed to escape from the spot after initial fire. Following the disclosure of the arrested hybrid terrorist, another raid was conducted in Nowgam orchards of Shopian where he had earlier met with other terrorists, responsible in his recruitment in terror ranks besides providing a grenade to him, a joint anti-terrorist operation was launched in the midnight at about 0230 hours after the accused agreed to show the exact place of hideout in the orchards.
During the search operation, the hiding terrorists fired upon the joint search party, in which the arrested hybrid terrorist, who was accompanying and leading the search party for identifying the place, got injured. He was shifted to hospital where he was declared brought dead.
Taking advantage of the darkness, terrorists managed to escape from the spot. Incriminating materials, arms and ammunition has been recovered from the spot. All the recovered materials have been taken into case records for further investigation.
The labourers identified as Monish Kumar and Ram Sagar, both residents of Kannauj, UP were gravely injured and were rushed to the hospital where they succumbed.