Three Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants including the lone surviving militant of Burhan Wani’s group were killed in an encounter at Imam Sahab area of Shopian District in Jammu and Kashmir on May 3, reports Daily Excelsior. A soldier, identified as Yugendar Kumar, was also injured in the initial exchange of firing. Incriminating material including arms and ammunition were recovered from the site of encounter. The encounter took place just two days before the district would go to polls on May 6. The killed militants were identified as Moulvi Tariq, Shariq Ahmed Nengrooa and Lateef Ahmed alias Lateef Tiger. Tiger was only surviving militant of the Burhan Wani group. Burhan was killed on July 8, 2016 in village Bomdooru of Kokernag area of Anantnag District.
Soon after the encounter, 15 youths were injured as massive clashes broke in the area with youth pelting Security Forces (SFs) with the stones, reports Daily Excelsior.
Meanwhile, militants hurled a grenade on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) deployed on election duty in Pulwama area of Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir on May 3 evening, reports Daily Excelsior. Militants hurled a grenade on 238th battalion of CRPF who are deployed inside Central High School Washbugh Pulwama. The grenade exploded near the gate of the school without causing any damage.
Also, Police on Amy 3 arrested a person along with arms and ammunition, who was reportedly missing from Kangan in Ganderbal District of Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. Handwara Police arrested Shafat Yousuf Malik from Chowgal in Kupwara District. Police said “It is learnt that he was provided with arms and ammunition by a terror group and was on way to join proscribed terror outfit HM [Hizb-ul-Mujahideen].”