Close on the heels of killing of  Zakir Musa, top terrorist commander who had founded a terrorist cell of al-Qaeda called Ansar Ghazwat-Ul Hind in Kashmir Valley, two fresh recruits of the same terror outfit were eliminated by the joint teams of security forces in Awneera area of Shopian district on Tuesday.

In Jammu, a day after a Lance Naik  Mohd Jawed,hailing from  Khagaria district of Bihar, attained martyrdom during unprovoked ceasefire violation in Poonch sector, Pakistani rangers resorted to limited ceasefire violation along the International border in Hiranagar sector across Jammu frontier on Tuesday.

According to a BSF spokesman, around 4.00 pm Pakistani rangers opened ‘unprovoked’ firing of small arms towards Indian side. In response BSF troops retaliated the fire which was localised to a limited stretch in Hiranagar sector. BSF spokesman said, no loss/damage of any kind  occurred.

In Srinagar, police spokesman said, “a cordon & search operation was launched jointly by police and security forces in Awneera area of district Shopian  after receiving credible Intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists in the area”. During the search operation, the hiding terrorists fired on the search party. The fire was retaliated leading

to an encounter. In the ensuing encounter, two terrorists were killed and the bodies were retrieved from the site of encounter.

Police spokesman said, “The killed terrorists were identified as Sayar Ahmad Bhat of Yaripora Kulgam and Shakir Ahmad Wagay of Awneera Shopian”.

As per police records both the killed terrorists were inspired by IS ideology. They were wanted by law for their complicity in terror crimes including attack on security establishments.

According to the police records, they were part of groups involved in planning & executing terror attacks in the area and many other civilian atrocities.   Shakir Wagay according to police records was involved in Case FIR No 25/2019 pertaining to the killing of civilian Irfan Hameed Sheikh of Zainapora. Terror crime cases were registered against both of them.