Terrorist killed in encounter, was involved in Kashmiri Pandit's killing in Pulwama

• A terrorist involved in the killing of a Kashmiri Pandit in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama was shot dead
• The terrorist has been identified as Aqib Mushtaq Bhat of Pulwama
• He was an A-category terrorist who was initially working with Hizbul Mujahideen but was now working with TRF

Additional Director General of Police Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar on Tuesday said the terrorist who killed Kashmiri Pandit Sanjay Sharma, has been killed in Awantipora military operation.

Kashmir zone police while quoting ADGP Kumar said the terrorist killed in the operation has been identified as Aqib Mushtaq Bhat of Pulwama.

He said Aqib was an A-category terrorist who was initially working with Hizbul Mujahideen but was now working with TRF. “Killed terrorist identified as Aqib Mustaq Bhat of Pulwama (A category). He initially worked for HM terror outfit, nowadays he had been working with TRF. Killer of late Sanjay Sharma neutralised,” police tweeted.

Sanjay Sharma was working as an armed guard in his village, in the Achan area of the south Kashmir district in the morning hours. He was rushed to a hospital after being shot where he died.