According to Kashmir Zone Police, the terrorist identified as Aqib Mustaq Bhat, worked for The Resistance Front (TRF). He was earlier associated with Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terror outfit.
The sharp reactions from Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief came while she visited Pulwama and met the kin of Sanjay Sharma, a security guard, who was gunned down by terrorists when he was on his way to the local market.
Srinagar Police on Monday appealed to the residents of Jammu and Kashmir to not give shelter to terrorists or stringent actions ranging from property seizure to arrest will take place.
Days after a Kashmiri Pandit was gunned down by terrorists in Pulwama, security forces killed one terrorist during an encounter in the district's Awantipora area in the early hours of Tuesday.
Two people, whom the Pakistani police called "terrorists," were killed in a gunfight with security personnel in the Spin Wam area of North Waziristan province, stated Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement.
The Jammu and Kashmir police's Special Investigation Unit on Monday attached four houses in Srinagar under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for allegedly providing shelter to terrorists, officials said on Monday.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has condemned the targeted killing of a Hindu Kashmiri pandit by terrorists. Security forces working on a 360 degree strategy.
Hundreds of Kashmiris turned out for the last rites of Kashmiri Pandit Sanjay Sharma, who was shot dead by terrorists at a marketplace in Pulwama on February 26.
In another incident of target killing, a 40-year-old man was shot dead by terrorists in Pulwama district of South Kashmir. The deceased has been identified as Sanjay Sharma, who worked as a security guard.
The Kashmir police said that the terrorists opened fire on Sanjay Sharma, a member of Kashmiri Pandit community, while he was on his way to a local market in Achan.