Lashkar terrorist killed in gunfight in J&K’s Shopian, 2 more trapped
At least one Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist has been killed in the Zinpather Keller area of Shopian on Tuesday after an encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces, sources told. Two other Lashkar terrorists are believed to be trapped. An exchange of fire is currently underway between the trapped terrorists and the security agencies.
This development comes moments after security agencies put up ‘Terror Free Kashmir’ posters of three Pakistan-backed terrorists — Adil Hussain Thoker, Ali Bhai and Hashim Musa — who are believed to be behind the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.
The posters were put up in several locations across the Shopian district. A reward of Rs 20 lakh has been announced for anyone with any credible information.
Barely days after the Pahalgam attack, Jammu and Kashmir authorities blew up the residence of Thoker in Bijbehara on April 25 using IEDs. Thoker is believed to have played a key role in helping Pakistani terrorists carry out the attack on the picturesque Baisaran Valley.
Thoker crossed the Attari-Wagah border into Pakistan in 2018 before infiltrating back into the Valley last year.
In his first public address since India launched Operation Sindoor following the Pahalgam terror attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday warned that India has only “paused” its military action against Pakistan, asserting that India will respond strongly in the event of any other terror attack from across the border.
