<p>One of the three militants killed in the Pulwama encounter Monday has been identified as the nephew of the Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A JeM spokesperson identified the nephew as Talha Rasheed.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He said Rasheed was a divisional commander.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">One of the three terrorists killed in encounter in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pulwama?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Pulwama</a>&#39;s Aglar Kandi yesterday is Talha Rasheed, nephew of Masood Azhar, says JeM spox</p>
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<p>The JeM spokesman identified the other two militants killed as Divisional Commander Muhammad Bhai, a non-local, and Waseem, a resident of Drubgam in Pulwama.&nbsp;</p>

<p>An armyman -- Lance Naik Vrahma Pal Singh -- was also killed in the encounter. &nbsp;</p>

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<p>A civilian was also injured in the gunfight.</p>

<p>Two AK-47s and a pistol were recovered from the encounter site.</p>

<p>Troops of the 182 and 183 battalion Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), 44 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), and Jammu and Kashmir Police were carrying out a cordon and search operation (CASO) in the area when the encounter broke out, ANI reported.</p>


An armyman -- Lance Naik Vrahma Pal Singh -- was also killed in the encounter

One of the three militants killed in the Pulwama encounter Monday has been identified as the nephew of the Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar. A JeM spokesperson identified the nephew as Talha Rasheed. He said Rasheed was a divisional commander. One of the three terrorists killed in encounter in #Pulwama's Aglar Kandi yesterday is Talha Rasheed, nephew of Masood Azhar, says JeM spox — ANI (@ANI) November 7, 2017 × The JeM spokesman identified the other two militants killed as Divisional Commander Muhammad Bhai, a non-local, and Waseem, a resident of Drubgam in Pulwama. An armyman -- Lance Naik Vrahma Pal Singh -- was also killed in the encounter. Naik Vrahma Pal Singh. (ANI) × A civilian was also injured in the gunfight. Two AK-47s and a pistol were recovered from the encounter site. Troops of the 182 and 183 battalion Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), 44 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), and Jammu and Kashmir Police were carrying out a cordon and search operation (CASO) in the area when the encounter broke out, ANI reported.

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Pulwama encounter: Masood Azhar's nephew among 3 militants killed