A terrorist was killed in an encounter at Kangan in South Kashmir district of Pulwama when Army’s 55 RR and police spotted a group of terrorists in an orchard in Kangan village of Pulwama district.
terrorists fired at the security forces and tried to flee from the cordon. One terrorist identified as Musavir Hassan Wani son of Ghulam Hassan of Dalipora, Pulwama was killed. He was a B.Tech final year student of Ramdevi College of Education Chandigarh when he joined Hizbul Mujahideen outfit last year. One AK 56, one SLR gun, one detonator, 41 live rounds of AK-56, AK-56 magazine, one SLR magazine and other incriminating materials were recovered from his possession.
