The Resistance Front (TRF) commander Afaq Sikander was among five militants killed on Wednesday in twin encounters with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district.
Srinagar, November 17
The Resistance Front (TRF) commander Afaq Sikander was among five militants killed on Wednesday in twin encounters with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district. The forces while on a cordon and search operation in Gopalpora were fired upon by militants. In the ensuing gunfight, two ultras were shot. Inspector General of Police (Kashmir) Vijay Kumar said one of the militants was a commander of the proscribed TRF. He said three militants were killed in another gunfight in Pombay area.
Meanwhile, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla reviewed the situation in J&K in the wake of the encounters and civilian killings.Top officials of the J&K Police, CRPF and BSF attended the meeting that lasted an hour. The civilian killings and encounters figured at the meeting held days ahead of the DGPs’ conference in Lucknow. A controversy has erupted over an encounter in Srinagar on Monday with family members of two deceased civilians contesting the police’s claim that they were “terror associates”.
According to official data, till the end of October this year, 97 terror attacks have been reported in J&K— 71 on security personnel and 26 on civilians. In 2020, a total of 105 attacks were reported — 80 on security personnel and 25 on civilians. — PTI
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