SRINAGAR — A local militant of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militant outfit was killed in an encounter between government forces and militants at Nadigam village in Shopian district on Wednesday.
Reports said that a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, CRPF and J&K Police had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) in Nadigam village of Shopian district following the inputs about presence of militants in the area.
In the operation, one militant was killed and he has been identified as Umar Ishfaq Malik @ Musa, son of Ab Ahad Malik from Bongam Shopian.
Incriminating material including arms and ammunition were recovered from the site of encounter.
Police in a statement said, the killed militant was a categorized militant and was active since 2020. He was involved in several militancy crime cases including attacks on armed forces and civilian atrocities including the recent attack on ASI Shabir Ahmad at Amshijipora Shopian while he was returning back from a nearby mosque after offering prayers.
He was also instrumental in motivating the gullible youth to join militancy folds and other criminal activities. Besides, he was also providing logistic and other support to the active militants in the area before joining the militant ranks, the statement added.