October 31
The Jammu Kashmir Police said that two Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists killed in the Pulwama district encounter.
The slain Militants were identified as Showkat Ahmad Khan from Tral’s Handoora and Pakistan’s Mohammad Usman, nephew of Masood Azhar, the founder and leader of JeM. An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday where two Militants were killed. The gunbattle erupted after a group of armed terrorists opened fire on a search party in Chaanketaar area in Pulwama’s Tral.
The Government forces then launched a cordon and search operation in the area, a police official had said.
Following the gunfight, the Jammu Kashmir Police had requested the citizens not to venture inside the encounter zone as it could be dangerous due to stray explosive materials.