2 militants killed in twin encounters
SRINAGAR:: Security forces on Thursday gunned down two militants in separate encounters in Pulwama and Shopian districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
The gunfight was going on till the filing of this report. This is the fifth gunbattle in Shopian district and third in Pulwama, this month.
Officials said the first encounter started in the wee hours at Meej-Pampore area of Awantipora in Pulwama. An army official said the Jammu and Kashmir Police, the CRPF and the army launched a joint search operation after getting inputs on presence of militants in the area. During the operation, militants fired on the security forces, who retaliated, he said.
Indian Army spokesperson Rajesh Kalia said a militant was killed in the gunfight and another managed to enter a nearby mosque to take refuge.
Another search operation was started at Bandpoh area in Shopian district in the afternoon. As the area was cordoned, the security forces and militants engaged in a gunbattle. “An unidentified terrorist was killed. Operation going on,” Kashmir zone police tweeted.
The identity and group affiliation of both the slain militants was being ascertained.
On Wednesday, security forces apprehended a militant from Anantnag district, an army official said. “In a joint operation, security forces apprehended terrorist Imran Nabi Dar on Wednesday near Janglat Mandi, Anantnag,” the official said.
PAK WILL TRY TO INFILTRATE TERRORISTS INTO J&K IN VIEW OF LADAKH STANDOFF: DGP
Jammu and Kashmir director general of police Dilbag Singh on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting of the police, Border Security Force (BSF) and the army to review the security scenario in the Union territory in view of the Ladakh standoff along the Indo-China border.
During the meeting held at the police headquarters in Jammu, Singh warned that Pakistan will try to infiltrate more terrorists and also give impetus to violence in the Kashmir Valley and elsewhere in view of the standoff between the armies of India and China in Ladakh.
He said cross border infiltration attempts are being made continuously from Pakistan even in these pandemic times and the forces have to be extra alert to thwart all such attempts. He said the security presence on highway grid has been increased by putting in service mobile patrols.