A terrorist, who was reportedly in contact with Pakistan-based Laskhar-e-Taiba (LeT) and was arrested for the loss of life of two migrant laborers in a grenade assault on Tuesday, was killed in an anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday, police stated.

The terrorist, who was recognized as Imran Bashir Ganaie of Harmain village within the district, was killed by one other terrorist in the course of the anti-terror operation in Nowgam space within the early hours of Wednesday, they stated.

“Based on disclosure of arrested hybrid terrorist and in continuous raids by police and security forces, another contact has been established between terrorists and security forces at Nowgam, Shopian, in which hybrid terrorist Imran Bashir Ganaie (was) killed by firing of another terrorist, Kashmir Zone police tweeted.

“Incriminating materials, arms & ammunition has been recovered from the hideout/site of contact. Search still going on,” it added.

In a press release later within the day, a police spokesperson stated throughout Ganaie’s interrogation, officers be taught that Ganaie had hurled the grenade on the migrant labourers.

Based on the terrorist’s disclosures, police and safety forces carried out raids to nab his associates. “In one of the raids on hideout at Dongri Nala near Landoora bridge, although contact was established with the hiding terrorists , they managed to escape from the spot after initial firing,” the assertion stated.

“Another raid was conducted in Nowgam orchards where he had earlier met with other terrorists responsible in his recruitment in terror ranks, besides providing a grenade to him,” it added.

A joint anti-terrorist operation was launched within the orchard at midnight after the terrorist agreed to indicate the precise place of hideout of his associates, the spokesperson stated.

“During the search operation, the hiding terrorists fired upon the joint search party, in which the arrested hybrid terrorist, who was accompanying and leading the search party for identifying the place, got injured. He was shifted to a hospital where he was declared brought dead… the terrorists managed to escape from the spot,” the assertion stated.

Two migrant labourers – Manish Kumar (34) and Ram Sagar (55), residents of Danna Purwa village beneath Thatia police station space in Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj district – have been killed on Monday evening when terrorists lobbed a grenade at a tin shed the place they have been residing , in Harmain village, Kashmir extra director common of police (ADGP) Vijay Kumar stated.

Two terrorists, together with Ganaie, who reportedly in contact with LeT commanders Danish Bhat and Abid, in opposition to whom manhunt has been launched. In a press release, the Resistance Front (TRF), an outfit affiliated to the LeT, later claimed duty for the assault.

The incident was the most recent in a collection of focused assaults on civilians, minorities and migrants. At least 17 individuals have been killed in such assaults throughout Kashmir this 12 months.

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti sought a probe into Ganaie’s killing “in custody”.

She stated the killing of the labourers was condemnable however the loss of life of an accused by terrorists whereas he was in police custody given rise to that it was a part of the “catch and kill” coverage.

“This has been earlier used in Punjab… it looks like there will be attempts to disturb the peace here as the elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh draw closer so that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) can get the maximum benefit from the Hindu-Muslim polarisation,” she alleged.

National Conference chief and Anantnag MP Husnain Masoodi additionally demanded a probe into the terrorist’s killing. “We demand an independent and impartial probe into the killing,” he stated.

Reacting to the calls for, BJP J&Okay unit spokesperson Altaf Thakur stated the occasion stands with the police’s assertion on the killing.

“Police have supplied all particulars on how Ganaie was killed. PDP and different events are simply elevating hue and cry,” he stated.