JK: Awantipora terrorist killed in Sopore encounter

The terrorist who was killed in an encounter in Sopore area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Saturday has been identified as a resident of Awantipora, police said. "The terrorist killed in Hathlangoo area of Sopore has been identified as Waseem Ahmad Naikoo of Barsoo, Awantipora," police said in a statement.

According to police records, Naikoo had joined Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in February. "He had joined proscribed terror outfit JeM after he went missing from his home in February 2019," police said. A case has been registered and the matter is being investigated.