NEW DELHI, Jan 27: India is expected to share with Pakistan details of an alleged shootout in which its police claim to have killed two Pakistani terrorists near Delhi at the weekend, Press Trust of India said on Tuesday.

“Uttar Pradesh police will soon send information relating to the slain terrorists, including details of a passport recovered from one of them, to the Ministry of External Affairs for on passing to Pakistan for verification,” PTI said quoting sources in the state’s anti-terror police.

The two suspected terrorists, identified as Farooq of Okara in Pakistan and Abu Ismail of Rawalakot, were gunned down by the ATS while allegedly trying to sneak into Delhi on the intervening night of January 24 and 25. Police recovered a passport from Farooq which bears the name of Ali Ahmed, a resident of Rahimyar Khan in Pakistan.

Police have also recovered multiple identity cards and diaries with phone numbers.

“The details are being sent to Pakistan with the hope that the authorities there would check up and verify about them,” an ATS source said.

While post-mortems have been conducted, the viscera of the slain terrorists have been preserved for any future examination including DNA tests to establish their identities.

A case has been filed against the duo of waging war against the country and various sections of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, Arms Act, Explosive Act and Foreigners Act.

Uttar Pradesh state police is investigating which group the two terrorists belonged to and whether they had any local contacts in the state. Earlier report had said they were Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives from the group that attacked Mumbai in November.

Police are trying to find out how the two reached India.

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