Two terrorists have been gunned down two terrorists in a safety operation – named Operation Kiya – in Jophar space of Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur, officers stated on Wednesday.
Each terrorists have been recognized as commanders of Jaish-e-Mohammad terror outfit. Whereas the id of 1 – Mavi – was ascertained, that of the opposite was but to be verified.
An AK-47 and an M4 carbine have been recovered from the neutralised terrorists, with whom contact was established on Tuesday.
Operation Kiya
Indian Military corps White Knight stated in a put up on X that the operation was launched primarily based on particular intelligence inputs offered by Jammu and Kashmir Police, troops of CIF Delta.
White Knight Corps deliberate and executed a centered joint counter-terror operation within the normal space of Jophar forest, Basantgarh, in coordination with J&Okay Police and the Central Reserve Police Drive (CRPF).
The forces cordoned off the focused space, to stop escape of terrorists.
“Contact with terrorists was established yesterday and since then, terrorists have been prevented from breaking contact. Following a calibrated and coordinated response, two terrorists have been efficiently neutralised. The operation highlighted seamless inter-agency coordination, tactical precision and excessive requirements of professionalism,” the put up said.
Operation was concluded efficiently, it stated, including that the realm stays underneath surveillance.
The encounter between terrorists and safety forces broke out in Jophar space at round 4 pm on Tuesday.
“Round 4 pm, an encounter broke out between armed terrorists, believed to be two to 3 in numbers, and safety forces in Jophar space, a densely forested space, 25 kms from Ramnagar tehsil,” an earlier HT report quoted a police officer as saying.
He knowledgeable that extra reinforcements have been rushed to the realm.
The Military had additionally shared the data on X. “In an intelligence primarily based joint Operation, contact has been established with the terrorists by the Troops of CIF Delta, #WhiteKnightCorps, @JmuKmrPolice and #CRPF at round 4 pm at this time within the normal space of Basantgarh. Cordon has been established. Firefight is on. Operation is in progress,” it states.
Parallelly, safety forces continued with their searches in Kishtwar district’s Chatroo space to trackdown a gaggle of three to 4 Jaish terrorists.
