The Jammu and Kashmir police announced early on Wednesday that a terrorist had been killed in an encounter in the Pulwama area. The terrorist has now been identified as Feroz Ahmad Dar, a resident of Heff-Shrimal in Shopian.

The police described him as an A+ terrorist of the banned terrorist organization Hezbollah Mujahideen. The police said in a statement: “He was involved in several terrorist crimes, including an attack on a minority guard in Zainapora Shopian in 2018, in which 4 policemen were killed.”

The statement further said: “Allegation materials, weapons and ammunition, including an AK series rifle and three magazines recovered from him.”

The Jammu and Kashmir police added in a statement that the case has been opened in accordance with relevant legal provisions and an investigation has been initiated.

The encounter at Pulwama started after midnight and lasted until Wednesday morning.

Security forces initially launched cordon and search operations in the Uzram Pathri village in the Pulwama district on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, taking actions based on specific opinions regarding the presence of terrorists. The joint operation of the Jammu and Kashmir police, 44RR and 182. After terrorists opened fire on the troops and retaliated, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) battalion quickly turned into an encounter.

The statement stated that the terrorist had many opportunities to surrender, but he has been indiscriminately firing at the security forces.

According to police records, Feroz Ahmed Dar has been active since 2017 and was involved in the killing of a young girl named Ishrat Muneer in February 2019, a resident of Dangerpora in Pulwama. Dar participated in the killing of Charnajeet, a local non-local laborer. Punjabi are employed by apple orchards in the Zainapora area of ​​Shopian.

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