Operation 'All Out' continues in Kashmir, one terrorist killed in encounter
Operation 'All Out' continues in Kashmir, one terrorist killed in encounter
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Srinagar: A Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist has been killed in an overnight encounter in the Anantnag district of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Three soldiers and a civilian were also reported to have been injured in the encounter. Kashmir zone police have given information in this regard on Saturday. Inspector-General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said, "H M Nisar Khande, the militant commander of the banned terror outfit, has been killed. Objectionable material, arms and ammunition, including an AK-47 rifle, were recovered from the spot. The operation is still going on.''

A police spokesman said the encounter began in the Rishipora area of Anantnag on Friday evening. He said three soldiers and a civilian were injured in the initial firing with the militants. "All the injured were rushed to 92 base hospital in Srinagar for immediate treatment and their condition is said to be stable. Militants in south Kashmir's Shopian district targeted non-Kashmiri labourers on Friday. In Jainapura, terrorists attacked the labourers with grenades. Two labourers were injured, who have been admitted to a nearby hospital.''

Police have launched a search for the terrorists who carried out the attack. It is said that the attack was carried out by targeting people from outside the state. This is the third attack on non-Kashmiris within the last 24 hours. Earlier on Thursday, terrorists had killed the manager of Grameen Bank in Kulgam district. This was followed by an attack on two non-Kashmiris in Budgam district late last night, in which Dilkhush of Bihar lost his life. While Goria, a resident of Gurdaspur in Punjab, was injured.

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