Asiya Andrabi, the chief of banned secessionist organisation Dukhtaran-e-Millat was sent to NIA custody for 10 days by a Delhi court earlier this month along with Shabir Shah of Jammu Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP) and Masarat Aalam of Muslim League.
The encounter broke out yesterday evening after the terrorists opened fire upon the security forces, who had launched cordon and search operation (CASO) following the inputs about the presence of terrorists in the area.
The leftist propaganda The Wire interviewed PDP spokesperson Waheed ur-Rahman Para which was published as an 'edited testimony' by the portal on 5th of May 2019.