NEW DELHI: An encounter broke out between the security forces and terrorists near Triukha Top in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Kupwara on Tuesday.
“Security forces have established contact with terrorists near Trimukha Top, Lolab, Kupwara. Operation in progress,” wrote Kashmir Zone Police in a post on X.
The operation is underway.
Earlier the day, a soldier was killed as the Army thwarted an infiltration bid by terrorists along the Line of Control in J&K’s Poonch.
“Alert troops foiled an infiltration bid by effectively engaging infiltrating terrorists … in the Battal sector at 0300 hours,” White Knight Corps said on X.
“During the exchange of heavy fire, one braveheart has been injured. Operations are continuing,” the Corps said.
Troops picked up the movement of the group of terrorists in the Battal forward area of the Krishnagati belt and forced the terrorists to retreat, reported news agency PTI.
Lance Naik Subash Kumar was injured in the intense gunfight and later succumbed, they said, adding terrorists too suffered “loss”.
The post-mortem has been conducted and the soldier’s body handed over to the Army, a police officer told PTI.
Last week on Thursday, forces killed two terrorists in an anti-infiltration operation along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keran sector of the same Kupwara district.
“An Infiltration attempt has been successfully prevented with the elimination of two terrorists today on LoC in Keran Sector, Kupwara,” said an official statement by the Chinar corps of the Indian Army.
Security forces have doubled down on anti-terror operations in the valley, which has witnessed a spurt in terror activities in the Jammu region in recent months, raising fears about the revival of militancy in the region.
“Security forces have established contact with terrorists near Trimukha Top, Lolab, Kupwara. Operation in progress,” wrote Kashmir Zone Police in a post on X.
The operation is underway.
Earlier the day, a soldier was killed as the Army thwarted an infiltration bid by terrorists along the Line of Control in J&K’s Poonch.
“Alert troops foiled an infiltration bid by effectively engaging infiltrating terrorists … in the Battal sector at 0300 hours,” White Knight Corps said on X.
“During the exchange of heavy fire, one braveheart has been injured. Operations are continuing,” the Corps said.
Troops picked up the movement of the group of terrorists in the Battal forward area of the Krishnagati belt and forced the terrorists to retreat, reported news agency PTI.
Lance Naik Subash Kumar was injured in the intense gunfight and later succumbed, they said, adding terrorists too suffered “loss”.
The post-mortem has been conducted and the soldier’s body handed over to the Army, a police officer told PTI.
Last week on Thursday, forces killed two terrorists in an anti-infiltration operation along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keran sector of the same Kupwara district.
“An Infiltration attempt has been successfully prevented with the elimination of two terrorists today on LoC in Keran Sector, Kupwara,” said an official statement by the Chinar corps of the Indian Army.
Security forces have doubled down on anti-terror operations in the valley, which has witnessed a spurt in terror activities in the Jammu region in recent months, raising fears about the revival of militancy in the region.