“Top most wanted LeT terrorist commander Yousuf Kantroo was among two terrorists neutralised in the Baramulla encounter. His elimination is a big success. He was involved in several killings, including the very recent killing of police personnel and his brother, one civilian and one soldier in Budgam”, said Vijay Kumar, IGP Kashmir.
Acting on specific information generated by Budgam Police, a special team of Budgam Police along with the Army (62RR) launched a joint cordon and search operation in Malwah. During the search operation, as the joint search party reached the suspected spot, the hiding terrorists fired indiscriminately upon them in which four soldiers, including one officer, received minor injuries. The fire was effectively retaliated, leading to an encounter.
Later on, Baramulla Police headed by SSP Baramulla also joined in the operation. One policeman from Baramulla district also got injured in the encounter. He was later on shifted to the Army’s base hospital in Srinagar.
Terrorist Yousuf Kantroo had earlier joined an OGW of HM (Hizbul Mujahideen) outfit and was arrested in the year 2005. Later on, he was released in the year 2008 but he again joined the terrorist rank in the year 2017 and started killing innocent civilians, policemen and political workers. Later on, he switched from HM to LeT terror outfit. However, the identification of the other killed terrorist is being ascertained.
