The security forces and J&K police have launched anti-terrorist strikes in different locations under its joint operation against terrorists and militants. The forces killed a terrorist in the ongoing operation in Sopore and Baramulla area on Saturday.
In another ongoing anti-terror operation, three Army personnel were injured in a separate anti-terror operation in a remote forest area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar on Sunday, reported News18.
“One terrorist has been neutralised by the security forces in the ongoing Operation in general area Rajpura, Sopore, Baramulla. Search Operation is in progress,” said Chinar Corps-Indian Army on X.
In an update on security forces' action against terrorists in Srinagar, an exchange of fire between terrorists and security forces broke out in the forest area Ishber Nishat area. Further details are awaited.
The ongoing developments have come after security forces and police have launched a joint-anti-terrorist operation in the Sopore area of Jammu Kashmir's Baramulla district on Saturday which has been extended to next day as well.
"Acting on a specific input regarding the presence of #terrorists in Rampora #Sopore area of #Baramulla, a joint anti-terrorist operation was launched by Police and security forces," Kashmir Zone Police wrote on social media platform X.
The joint search parties of the Army and J&K police launched attacks on terrorists in different locations. An encounter between the forces and terrorists broke out in Keshwan forests in Kishtwar district on Sunday. An army jawan was injured during the encounter, reported PTI citing officials.
The encounter broke out after the joint search parties of the Army and police intercepted hiding terrorists around 11 am. According to officials, this was the same group of terrorists who earlier killed two innocent villagers. Further details of the operation are awaited.
"Encounter begins at Keswan-Kistwar between terrorists and security forces. Three or four terrorists believed to be trapped," a police spokesperson told PTI.
Earlier, two terrorists were neutralised in an encounter operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore area, reported ANI citing an Army officer on Friday, November 8.
The two terrorists involved in the encounter were operating in North Kashmir and owned a significant quantity of arms and other war-like materials.
"On the evening of 7 November, we received specific information that two terrorists were hiding in Panipura village. The Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police, and CRPF jointly conducted a search operation, during which the terrorists opened fire. Today, they were neutralised, and a large cache of arms and other material has been recovered," ANI quoted Brigadier Deepak Mohan, commanding officer of the 7 Sector RR on Friday.
"We learned that these terrorists had been active in North Kashmir over the past few days. Neutralising them is a major achievement for the security forces," he added.
The Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police had launched a joint operation in Baramulla on Thursday after observing suspicious terrorist activity.
