J-K: Terrorist Killed in Sopore Encounter Identified
The terrorist who was killed in an encounter in Sopore area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Saturday has been identified as a resident of Awantipora, police said.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 19 (ANI): The terrorist who was killed in an encounter in Sopore area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Saturday has been identified as a resident of Awantipora, police said."The terrorist killed in Hathlangoo area of Sopore has been identified as Waseem Ahmad Naikoo of Barsoo, Awantipora," police said in a statement. According to police records, Naikoo had joined Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in February."He had joined proscribed terror outfit JeM after he went missing from his home in February 2019," police said.A case has been registered and the matter is being investigated. (ANI)
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