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3 Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists killed in Pulwama encounter

Jammu
January 30, 2021

The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday neutralized three terrorists affiliated with terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen in an encounter in Pulwama's Awantipora area.

Vijay Kumar, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir said that the encounter took place based on information received on Thursday about the presence of terrorists in Mandoora village. "The Police, Army and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) cordoned the area. The encounter started after the terrorists refused appeals of surrender and lobbed grenades at the police personnel.

Three terrorists affiliated to Hizbul Mujahideen were eliminated," he said. Vijay Kumar further said an analysis of the metadata of cell phones revealed IP addresses based in Pakistan. "Analysis of metadata of cell phones has revealed IP addresses belong to Pakistan. One terrorist was also in contact with top terror commanders in Pakistan. All this data is being analyzed including the content of the calls. We will present this in court in due time," he said.