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The 'logistics commander', Latief Ahmad Reshi alias Azad, was killed by the Special Operations Group of the state police near Gussu in Zakoora area on the outskirts of Srinagar late on Sunday night, the spokesman said. A pistol, a hand grenade, two rounds and a wireless set were recovered from the possession of the militant who was carrying a fake identity card in the name of Mohammed Ashraf, a property dealer.
The Border Security Force and the SOG, Tral, in a joint operation killed another Hizb militant in an encounter at Khandaypora village in Pulwama district of south Kashmir early on Monday. A Kalashnikov assault rifle, two magazines and 12 rounds of ammunition were recovered from him.
The spokesman said police recovered the bullet-riddled body of an unidentified person from Matribagh in Shopian area of Pulwama on Monday. Six JeM militants, who were said to be active in Budgam and Baramulla districts, were arrested during search operations in the Kunzer area of Tangmarg in Baramulla district on Sunday.
A remote control with four boosters, nine boosters for rocket-propelled grenades, three hand-grenades, two remote-control antennae, 710 rounds for Kalashnikov rifles, a pistol with a magazine and 67 rounds, one Kalashnikov magazine and some incriminating documents were recovered from them, he said.
The BSF and police arrested a Hizbul Mujahideen militant during search operations at Khaigam in Budgam district of central Kashmir, the spokesman said. The army recovered three sealed boxes containing 2,100 rounds of Kalashnikov ammunition in the Karimhura forest near Handwara in the frontier district of Kupwara.
PTI
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