Jammu, April 1: A total of 11 terrorists have been gunned down by security forces in Anantnag and Shopian's Kachdoora and Draggad area. As per details by Commander of the Army's Srinagar-based 15 Corps Lieutenant General AK Bhatt, two terrorists responsible for killing Indian Army Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz had been eliminated in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district.

Addressing a joint press briefing with Jammu and Kashmir Police chief S.P. Vaid, Bhatt said, "Out of the seven terrorists killed, two terrorists were involved in the killing of Indian Army Lt Ummer Fayaz." "Among the militants killed are Ishfaq Malik and Rayees Thokar. They were responsible for his death," Bhatt added.

Bhatt also praised the security forces on the ground for their work. "Excellent synergy has developed between the police, the Army, the CRFP and the troops on the ground. We had been looking for the terrorists who killed Lt Ummer Fayaz, today we neutralised them. All terrorists killed today were locals," he said.

On May 11, a bullet-riddled body of Lieutenant Fayaz was found in Shopian district of south Kashmir hours after he was abducted by militants from a wedding procession. As per reports by ANI, Lieutenant Fayaz, was posted with 2 Rajputana Rifles and had applied for leave to attend a cousin's wedding in Shopian. The autopsy report showed marks on his body, indicating that the officer had resisted the suspected militants who had abducted him.

He was fired at from a close range, and the bullets had hit his head and stomach or chest region. Locals said two masked men entered the house at 8 p.m. The men asked Lt Fayaz, who was unarmed, to accompany them, and warned the family not to inform the police.

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