Kashmir, June 14: Two terrorists were killed by the security forces during a late-night encounter carried out on Monday night to foil a suspected terror attack on the Amarnath Yatra.

“Two LeT terrorists were killed and a policeman was injured after a late-night encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces at Bemina in Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district”, Jammu and Kashmir Police said.

Terming the operation as a “big success”, the police said, “This was the same group of terrorists, who escaped from the Sopore encounter. We have been tracking their movement.”

“Pakistan-based handlers had sent two Pakistani terrorists of LeT terror outfit along with one local terrorist Adil Hussain Mir of Pahalgam-Anantnag, who has been in Pakistan since 2018 (now all 3 killed), with the intention to attack Yatra”, the police added.

The terrorists as per the documents have been identified as Abdullah Goujri and Adil Hussain Mir (Sufian Musab). Goujri was a resident of Faisalabad, Pakistan while Adil Hussain Mir was of Anantnag district. As per police records, he crossed over to Pakistan in 2018 on a visit VISA from Wagah.