Grenade event in Jammu & Kashmir, Awantipora in Pulwama District area, India on Tue 28th February 2023

Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) confirmed the death of another terrorist, identified as Aijaz Ahmad Bhat, associated with Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and also working in coordination The Resistance Front (TRF), in the encounter at Awantipora in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on February 28, reports Greater Kashmir. Earlier SATP had reported that terrorist Aqib Mushtaq Bhat, who was involved in the killing of Kashmiri Pandit (KP), Sanjay Sharma, on February 26, 2022, was killed in the Awantipora encounter. ÒIncriminating material, arms and ammunition including an AK-47 rifle, an AK-74 rifle, a pistol, three grenades, two pouches, five AK magazines, two pistol magazines, 103 AK rounds, 20 pistol rounds, and two Aadhar cards were recovered from the gunfight site,Ó Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Kashmir stated.