Gundha Khawas Encounter: Body of 2nd terrorist recovered, say Police

Rajouri, Aug 18  : Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday said that the body of second terrorist, who was injured in August 05 Gundha encounter, has been recovered from a village in Reasi district.

In an official statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Jammu and Kashmir police in Rajouri said that on August 05, two Pakistani terrorists were trapped in an encounter at Gundha Khwas area.

In the encounter, one terrorist was eliminated and another one was severly injured.

In the operation, police said that joint teams of forces including teams of Reasi and Rajouri police were on lookout for the second terrorist, who got injured during the encounter at Gundha last Sunday but managed to escape from the site.

On Friday morning, police said, joint teams of forces including Police, Army and CAPF recovered the body of terrorist from a gorge where he fell while trying to escape.

The terrorists seems to be FT (Foreign Pakistani Terrorist) and suspected to be involved in many terror-crime cases in Rajouri Poonch region including recent attack on special forces at Kesari Hill and Dhangri terror incident, said police—(KNO)