J&K: Al-Badr terrorist Imad Wani, who shot police officer Mushtaq Waggay in Pulwama, killed in encounter with security forces
According to J&K police, Al-Badr terrorist Imad Wani was involved in the attack on Mushtaq Waggay, a policeman, in Pulwama on December 19, 2021.
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New Delhi, Jan 10: Two local Al-Badr terrorists were killed in an encounter in south Kashmir's Kulgam district according to the officials. A categorized terrorist of Al-Badr, Imad Wani was killed in this encounter.
The encounter erupted on Sunday evening when joint forces launched an operation against militants in Hasanpora village of the district. “The gunfight erupted during the search operation. In the gunfight two locals terrorists of Al Badr were killed,” a police officer in Kulgam said.
#Kulgam/#Anantnag #EncounterUpdate: One of killed #terrorist identified as Imad Wani, a categorised terrorist of Al- Badr. He was involved in attack on police personnel Mushtaq Waggay in #Pulwama on 19/12/21, in which he got seriously injured. IGP Kashmir@JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/xylfhDYN7T
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) January 10, 2022
Kashmir’s Inspector General of Police, Vijay Kumar said one of them was a categorised terrorist. According to police, the slain terrorist was involved in the attack on Mushtaq Waggay, a policeman, in Pulwama on December 19, 2021.
“..One of killed #terrorist identified as Imad Wani, a categorised terrorist of Al- Badr. He was involved in attack on police personnel Mushtaq Waggay in #Pulwama on 19/12/21, in which he got seriously injured,” IGP Kashmir was quoted in a police tweet.
The encounters have picked up in Kashmir in the last few weeks. This year 13 terrorists including top commanders of Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad have been killed in various gunfights in Kashmir.