Tral, July 1: The encounter that had ensued at Tral yesterday has ended with the killing of three militants. The gunbattle between militants and government forces in Chewa Ullar area of Tral in South kashmir’s Pulwama district was halted for night on Wednesday evening.

All the three militant has been killed in an exchange of fire. The reports of injuries to two armed forces’ personnel were also received yesterday.
The identities are being ascertained and for the time being it has been confirmed that all three militants are local youth who had joined militancy and belong to Tral area.

Earlier a joint team of Police, army’s 42 RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on specific information about the presence of militants in the area.

As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them which was retaliated, triggering an encounter.

This is the 12th encounter in South kashmir region in month of June in which so far 33 militants have been Killed.The gunfight in Tral has ended with the killing of 3 militants and the destruction of a three storey house of Gull Mohammad Wani S/O: Late Ab Gani wani who is a carpenter by profession. The 3 militants have been identified as locals and belong to Tral area.
1.Mohammad Qaasim Shah alias Jugnu
S/O: Gh Mohammad Shah
R/O: Madoora tral
He was active from 03 March 2017 and was pursuing a B.Tech Degree in Civil Engineering prior to joining Militancy.

2. Basit Ahmad Parray
S/O: Gh Mohammad Parray
R/O: Laribal Tral
He has recently joined militant ranks on 27 May 2020 and was a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology.

3 Haris Manzoor Bhat
S/O: Manzoor Ahmad Bhat
R/O: Koil Shikragah Tral
He had disappeared on 25-04-2020 and had later been said to have joined militancy. (CNS)