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Srinagar, Nov 12 (PTI) Three militants, including a "fidayeen" (suicide bomber), were killed in two separate encounters in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Friday, taking the number of ultras killed so far this year to 133.
A "Mujahideen Gazwatul Hind" militant who was assigned to carry out a "fidayeen" (suicide) attack in Srinagar was killed, while a Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) district commander was among the two ultras slain in an encounter in Kulgam, the police said.
As many as 133 militants, including several top commanders, have been killed this year so far, they said.
The "fidayeen" militant was a relative of one of the accused in the February 2019 Pulwama suicide attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed, police said.
A police spokesman said acting on a specific input about a possible terrorist attack and the movement of terrorists in the Bemina area of Srinagar, a checkpoint was established on Thursday to thwart such evil designs.
“In the meantime, terrorists attacked a checkpoint established near Bund Bemina which was retaliated leading to an encounter,” he said, adding further reinforcement was rushed to the spot.