Srinagar: Following a fresh exchange of fire, one more terrorist was killed in the Redwani Kulgam encounter taking the toll to three.
Police said that a third terrorist, who was holed up at the site of the encounter was killed this evening.
“The gunfight resumed again after 24 hours today when the hiding terrorist fired upon the security forces, who were conducting a search operation after killing two terrorists including a top Lashkar-e-Toiba commander,” a police officer said.
The killed terrorist has been identified as Momin Gulzar of Firdous Colony Eidgah, Srinagar.
A top police officer described Gulzar’s killing as a great success for security forces.
Two LeT/TRF terrorists, including top commander Basit Dar who was carrying a bounty of Rs 10 lakh on his head, were killed in the encounter yesterday at the same spot.
The encounter broke out on Monday evening and continued for nearly 45 hours.
