Armed clash in Shangs Anantnag | 3 militants
killed Minor stone pelting at the scene of the clash, the group was involved in several deaths: police Anantnag // Three militants, including a commander, were killed in an armed clash at Kwari Gam Ranipura in Shangs area of Anantnag at around 4 pm today. Police say the militants were killed during an operation while locals say The militants were playing cricket in the villages during which they were surrounded. One of the slain militants belonged to Pulwama. How did the collision happen? According to police, they were informed of the presence of militants in the said villages after which 19 RR and CRP 163 battalions besides Special Operations Group cordoned off the area. According to police, the militants were offered to surrender but they did not do so. The exchange of fire between the militants and the forces took place at around 4 pm. In the initial incident, two militants were killed while a third militant was also killed. According to the police, the slain militants were identified as Arif Ahmed Hajam son of Ghulam Ahmad Hajam resident. Sadora Anantnag (active September 2018), Basit Ahmed Ganai son of Abdul Rashid resident of Teloni Achh Bill (active April 2021) and Sohail Ahmed Butt son of Mushtaq Ahmed resident of Karimabad Pulwama have been killed. Arif was the district commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba and was involved in the killing of a military hawaldar. Police further said that the group was involved in two civilians and several other incidents and killings in Bajbhara. Statement of local people Locals said that at around 4.45 pm, local youths were playing cricket in the open field and the slain militants were also playing cricket. Meanwhile, security forces were informed of the presence of militants and the area was cordoned off. Others fled, but the militants were surrounded and after a brief exchange of fire, the first two militants were killed and a third was later killed. People said that local youths attacked the forces on the spot. They also pelted stones and used shells to disperse them. But later the situation was brought under control. Mortar shells recovered from Khag forests Police prevented a possible accident by disabling it GANDERBAL // A live mortar shell was recovered on Saturday in Lasipora villages adjacent to Khag in Budgam, which was later defused. SHO Khag Tawfiq Malik told Kashmir Azmi that local People found a live mortar shell which was reported to the police. He said that the police party reached the spot and immediately called a bomb disposal squad from Budgam. They took all precautionary measures and defused the mortar shell. The SHO further said that the shell is old and It seems that this shell may have flowed from the forest to the forest of Lasipura during the firing range in Tosa Maidan for many years. Woman arrested in Kerry Claims for arms and cash exports Baramulla // Police claim to have arrested a woman with weapons in Bangadara Keri Baramulla. Police say a woman belonging to Hajan was arrested during a search operation in Bangadara Keri Baramulla along with two hand grenades and Rs 47,000. Police say the woman is being questioned.