Amid the rising terror actions in Jammu and Kashmir, an Indian Military captain was killed in motion throughout an encounter with terrorists within the Doda district. One terrorists was additionally gunned down later within the encounter. In response to Defence officers, “A Captain of the Indian Military from the 48 Rashtriya Rifles was killed in motion throughout the ongoing Operation Assar in Doda district”.
The officer was killed whereas main a search occasion throughout the ongoing operation. The operation, which started on Tuesday within the Assar space, remains to be underway. The Indian Military and Jammu and Kashmir police initiated the search operation following the onset of the encounter.
White Knight Corps stated earlier within the day that the search and brushing operations was underway amidst a heavy firefight. One officer has been injured whereas main the search occasion. Warfare-like shops have been recovered as operations proceed. “One terrorist has been neutralised within the ongoing operation. One AK 47 has been recovered along with the M4 rifle. Intermittent change of firing continues because the operations are ongoing,” White Knight Corps stated.
The operation within the forests of the Assar space in Doda remains to be ongoing. Safety forces have surrounded three terrorists. In response to sources, the terrorists on this space is likely to be the identical ones whose sketches had been lately shared by the Kathua police. A reward of 5 lakh rupees every was additionally introduced for data resulting in their seize.
In the course of the search operation, safety forces recovered an M4 American assault rifle from the forest space of Assar. Moreover, three rucksacks had been additionally seized.
In the meantime, the Kokernag operation has entered its fifth day. The search operation within the Gagarmunda forests of Kokernag continues as safety forces intensify efforts to find the terrorists answerable for the current killing of two troopers. On Wednesday, the Military’s Para Commandos, the Police’s Particular Operations Group, and paramilitary CRPF had been combing the difficult terrain in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district to trace down the terrorists concerned within the lethal encounter final Saturday.
The operation, initiated after terrorists attacked safety forces within the Gagarmunda forests of Kokernag, has now stretched into its fifth day. The encounter within the mountainous area, located at an altitude of 10,000 ft, resulted within the deaths of two Indian Military troopers, Havaldar Deepak Kumar Yadav and Lance Naik Praveen Sharma, in addition to one civilian.
