SAA event in Jammu & Kashmir, Amshipora village in Shopian District area, India on Fri 25th February 2022

Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants and a civilian were killed during an encounter in Amshipora village in Shopian District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on February 25, reports Daily Excelsior. Based on a specific input of Police about the presence of militants in village Amshipora, Shopian, a joint operation was launched in the intervening night of February 24 and 25, and after a cluster of houses were taken into cordon, following the drill civilians were evacuated to safety. Thereafter, house to house searches were started in the wee hours to locate the hiding militants. During the searches, the militants came out and resorted to indiscriminate firing, in which one civilian namely Shakeel Ahmed Khan son of Abdul Rahim Khan resident of Amshipora got seriously injured and later succumbed to the injuries. However, the fire by the militants was retaliated effectively in which both militants were killed, who have been identified as Muzamil Ahmad Mir, resident of Chatripora, Shopian, and Shariq Ayoob, resident of Bonpora, Amshipora, Shopian. As per Police records, Muzamil was involved in several militant crimes. “Both the slain militants belonged to LeT outfit, incriminating materials including arms (one AK 56 rifle and one pistol) and ammunition were also recovered”, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir zone, Vijay Kumar said.