July 3, 2020: A terrorist, namely Zahid Dass who had killed a CRPF jawan and a six-year-old boy in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag last week, was shot dead on Thursday night in an encounter in Srinagar.

The troops of the Special Operations Group and the CRPF had launched a joint security operation on Thursday night in Malbagh area of Srinagar. A CRPF jawan was also killed in line of duty during the encounter.

As per reports, last week, a CRPF jawan was killed when a road opening team near Padshahi Bagh Bridge at Bijbehara area in Anantnag came under attack. The six-year-old Nihaan Bhat who was sleeping in a parked car in the area was hit by a bullet during the terror attack on June 26.

Police said that the terrorist was on a bike and opened fire from a pistol. The killing provoked immense anger and condemnation.

Soon after the attack, the police released a photo of Zahid Dass, a terrorist of the radical group Islamic State (ISJK).

On Tuesday, Zahid Dass and two other terrorists were cornered in Anantnag. However, Zahid Dass had managed to escape but the other two terrorists were shot dead.