Kamran alias Ghazi Rasheed, the mastermind of the Pulwama terror attack, was on Monday killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, say reports.
Four Army personnel, including a major, and one Jaish terrorists were also killed in an encounter, three days after a suicide bomber from the group drove his explosives-laden vehicle into a Central Reserve Police Force bus in the area, defence officials said.
According to reports, Ghazi was cornered by security forces along with two more terrorists in an encounter that started in the early hours of Monday.
A civilian was also killed in the exchange of fire in Pinglan area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, they said.
“The terrorists are believed to be linked to the February 14 car bombing. The exact identities of the two terrorists killed are being ascertained,” a defence spokesperson said.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation during the night after receiving inputs about the presence of terrorists in the area, a police official said.
Terrorists fired at forces as the searches got under way, triggering a gun battle, officials said.
The Jaish-e-Mohammed has claimed responsibility for the February 14 terror attack that left 40 CRPF personnel dead and five critically wounded.
With inputs from PTI
Source: Rediff