Terrorists killed in Kulgam encounter had fabricated IED used in Pulwama attack
New Delhi, July 17: One of the three terrorists killed in the Kulgam encounter today had fabricated the improvised explosive device used in the Pulwama attack last year in which 40 CRPF jawans were martyred.
The slain terrorist has been identified as Walid. Sources tell OneIndia that Walid who was killed along with another terrorist, Salim had fabricated the IED for the February 2019 Pulwama attack.
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In the encounter that took place today, three terrorists of the Jaish-e-Mohammad were gunned down by the security forces. The encounter took place at Kulgam in Jammu and Kashmir.
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A
search
operation
was
launched
by
the
security
forces
early
this
morning
after
receiving
inputs
about
the
presence
of
terrorists
in
Nangad
area
of
Kulgam.
The
search
operation
turned
into
an
encounter
when
the
terrorists
opened
fire
on
the
security
forces.
A
rifle
has
been
recovered
from
one
of
the
slain
terrorists.