Posters in seek information about terrorists
Srinagar: Three terrorists have been killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian. Another terrorist could be present in the area.
The encounter initially began in Kulgam and then shifted to a forest area in Shopian. Security personnel of the Army and paramilitary forces have been fighting the terrorists for about two hours now. Security forces intercepted the terrorists following an intelligence input.
The Indian Army posted on X, “On 13 May 2025, based on specific intelligence of a Rashtriyas Rifles Unit, about presence of terrorists in general area Shoekal Keller, Shopian, Indian Army launched a search and destroy Operation. During the operation, terrorists opened heavy fire and fierce firefight ensued, which resulted in elimination of three hardcore terrorists. Operation is in in progress.”
The timing is significant. It comes in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor, India’s counterstrike after the Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 innocents were murdered in cold blood. India has carried out airstrikes against terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir and warned that any terror attack will now be seen as an act of war and draw a tough response.
Moreover, the Posters have appeared in different parts of Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district announcing a reward of Rs 20 lakh for information about three terrorists involved in the Pahalgam attack that left 26 people dead, officials said on Tuesday.
The posters, pasted at several places in the south Kashmir district, have photographs of the three terrorists who are believed to have carried out the April 22 attack in Baisaran meadows in the tourist resort in south Kashmir.
The posters sought any information about the involved terrorists and offered a reward of over Rs 20 lakh for such an information, they said.
Written in Urdu, the posters sought the help of the people in tracing the terrorists, saying “those who killed the innocents do not have a place in our country”.
On April 23, police announced a bounty of Rs 20 lakh for information leading to the neutralisation of terrorists involved in the Pahalgam attack.
Security agencies had released the sketches of three men suspected to be involved in the terror attack.
The men, all Pakistanis, are Asif Fauji, Suleman Shah and Abu Talha, officials said. They had code names Moosa, Yunus and Asif and were involved in terror-related incidents in Poonch.
