J-K: Army and Police Resume Operations on Sixth Consecutive Day Against Terrorists in Anantnag

GG News Bureau

Srinagar, 18th Sept. A search operation is underway in the Kokernag forest region of Anantnag district where an encounter broke out between security forces and militants on September 13.

On the sixth consecutive day, the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police continued operations against militants “holed up” in the forest region of Gadole in the Kokernag area of Anantnag district.

Earlier on Saturday (September 16), police reported a terrorist was killed by security personnel in an encounter in the Uri town of Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

Kashmir Zone Police said in a post on the social media handle X, “One terrorist killed. Search going on. Further details shall follow.”

The encounter broke out in the Hathlanga forward area of Uri.

As per officials, 2-3 terrorists are believed to be engaging security forces in the hilly terrain of Anantnag district.

Sharing the statement of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar, Kashmir Zone Police posted on micro-blogging site X a day ago, “Rtd Police/Army officers should avoid the “Ambush Hypothesis”. It is a specific input based ops. Ops are in progress, and all 2-3 trapped terrorists will be neutralised.”

The Army has maintained a tight cordon-off in the area, they said. Meanwhile, a soldier who had been reported missing on Thursday lost his life in the ongoing encounter, officials said on Friday.

“One more soldier has lost his life in the Anantnag operations. He had been reported missing since yesterday (Thursday),” Security officials said.