Security forces gun down terrorist in J&K’s Rajouri
OPERATION ON Presence of 2 more militants suspected: Officials
JAMMU: Security forces killed a terrorist late Thursday in an encounter in Kalakote area of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.
“Acting upon hard intelligence, security forces eliminated one terrorist in Dharmsal village in Kalakote area of Rajouri district. We suspect that two to three more are hiding there,” an official said.
A local said that the security forces exchanged fire with terrorists in Dharmsal village around 8.15pm. The security forces had launched a massive cordon and search operation in Mendhar area of adjoining Poonch district on Thursday morning.
Amid the Covid-19 lockdown, there has been a sudden spurt in terror attacks and infiltration bids in Jammu and Kashmir.
On Thursday, Pakistani rangers opened heavy fire in Kathua district’s Hiranagar sector.
Many villagers had a narrow escape as they ran helter-skelter to protect themselves from the unprovoked Pakistani firing.
Pakistani rangers targeted the civilian areas with small arms and medium weapons in the Hiranagar sector. Around a dozen houses were damaged, PTI quoted officials.
MILITANTS OPEN FIRE AT POLICE IN KULGAM
SRINAGAR: A civilian was injured when militants opened fire upon a police patrol party in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday, officials said.
Soon after the attack, security forces launched a search operation to track down the militants in Yaripora and its adjoining villages. A senior police official said,” Militants fired upon a police party at Yaripora chowk in Kulgam. No police personnel was injured in the attack. However, a civilian sustained bullet injuries.”
Locals identified the injured civilian as Imtiyaz Ahmad, who is a health worker. He was shifted to Government Medical College, Anantnag, for treatment.
On Wednesday, a top Jaish commander and an IED expert along with two other militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.