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Newscraving Desk: Srinagar,
Police have foiled a major Fidayeen attack with the killing of one militant of Mujahideen Gazwatul Hind.
Identified as Aamir Riyaz of Khrew, Pulwama, he was affiliated with Mujahideen Gazwatul Hind and is a relative of one of the accused of Lethpora attack. Inspector General of Police, K Vijay Kumar, said that the militant was assigned to carry out fidayeen attack. Earlier in a viral post by the militant outfit, it said that the action in Bemina was intended to carry out a fidyeen attack on premilitary CRPF and police.
Earlier Kashmir police Zone on its official Twitter handle wrote, “SrinagarEncounterUpdate: 01 unidentified militant killed. 01 AK rifle alongwith ammunition recovered. Search going on. Further details shall follow”.
Earlier a gunfight had started between militants and government forces in the area. A joint team of Police and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Bemina. As the joint team of forces encircled the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the forces, triggering off a gunfight. A senior police officer also confirmed to GNS about exchange of firing between militants and security forces. Earlier an unidentified militant was killed in an ongoing encounter at Chawalgam area of So…