Officials said that after fresh firing in the morning on Friday, police and the security forces resumed the anti-terror operation in Sopore area of Baramulla district.
Security forces killed two hiding terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore area, where they launched a CASO on Thursday evening.
Officials said that after fresh firing in the morning on Friday, police and the security forces resumed the anti-terror operation in Sopore area of Baramulla district.
Kashmir Zone Police said, “Security forces neutralized two terrorists in the Sopore encounter. Identification and affiliation are being confirmed.”
Incriminating materials, arms & ammunition recovered. Further details shall follow.”
The gunfight started on Thursday evening after the security forces started a CASO in Sagipora area of Sopore following specific Intelligence inputs about the presence of some terrorists.
The fresh encounter with terrorists follows a terrorist attack on two Village Defence Group (VDG) members in Kishtwar district on Thursday. Security forces have yet to recover their bodies.
The police launched a massive search operation to locate Nazir Ahmed and Kuldeep Kumar, who went to a nearby forest area to graze their cattle but did not come back. Jammu and Kashmir L-G Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah have condemned the incident.
Crackdown On Terrorists
Security forces have increased operations against the terrorists in the recent past following a number of attacks carried out by the terrorists.
Terrorists killed seven people on October 20 when they attacked the workers camp of an infrastructure project company in Gagangir area of Ganderbal district.
On October 24, terrorists killed three Army soldiers and two civilian porters when they attacked an Army vehicle in Botapathri area of Gulmarg in Baramulla district.
J&K Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha said after these two attacks that those involved would have to pay a huge price.
