Nalli, an 'A++ category terrorist' and a close aide of top terrorists Burhan Wani and Riyaz Naikoo, evaded forces for over a decade. He was involved in several attacks at civilians and security forces.
The arrested narco-terror accused have been identified as Arshad Ahmed Allie and Fayaz Ahmed Dar.
Mattoo, a resident of Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore district had a bounty of Rs 10 lakh on his head.
Azad said that life is more important than employment and the government should transfer Kashmiri Pandits to Jammu.
ADGP (Kashmir) Vijay Kumar informed that the deceased terrorists have been identified as Danish Bhat alias Kokab Duree and Basharat Nabi, both are said to be involved in the killing of one Territorial Army (TA) personnel Saleem on 9 April 2021 and two civilians on 29 May 2021 in Jablipora.
A letter recovered from the scene had identified the driver as a Hizbul Mujahideen operative who mentioned his intention to carry out a February 14 Pulwama type terror attack which left 40 CRPF personnel dead after a terrorist of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit drove an explosive-laden vehicle and targeted a CRPF convoy.
Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia said the militants were killed in an encounter in Nowgam, on the outskirts of Srinagar city.
Following specific inputs about the presence of terrorists in the area, a joint team of Army, CRPF and police cordoned off the area.
All the three terrorists were locals and two of them belonged to Pulwama and one to Shopian.
Gupta alleged that Mehbooba “while in Jammu was busy playing divisive and communal politics by attempting to break centuries-old brotherhood, bonding and bonhomie between the Gujjars and Dogras, in Kashmir she was relentlessly working for JeI and pursuing the agenda laid down by Hurriyat”.
