Jammu And Kashmir Encounter: An encounter broke out within the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir after safety forces opened fireplace on Sunday. The Military and J&Okay police foiled a doable infiltration bid after noticing suspicious motion alongside the Line of Management (LoC) within the Uri sector.
Talking concerning the encounter, the Military’s Srinagar-headquartered Chinar Corps mentioned {that a} joint anti-infiltration operation was launched by the Military and police based mostly on intelligence inputs pertaining to a possible infiltration bid.
“Primarily based on intelligence inputs concerning the possible infiltration bid, a joint anti-infiltration operation was launched by the Military and police alongside LoC within the common space of Uri, Baramulla. Alert troops noticed suspicious exercise and challenged, which resulted in terrorists opening indiscriminate fireplace. Vigilant troops responded with efficient fireplace. Operation is in progress,” the Chinar Corps mentioned.
Terrorists based mostly within the Pakistan-occupied a part of J&Okay (POJK) have been making a number of makes an attempt to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir to disturb the prevailing peace after a largely people-participative Lok Sabha and Meeting elections ended with none terrorist assault to disrupt the democratic course of.
The terrorists, particularly hardcore overseas mercenaries, have carried out a number of hit-and-run assaults on the Military, different safety forces, and civilians in hilly districts of the Jammu division, together with Poonch, Rajouri, Doda, Kathua, Udhampur, and Reasi districts.
Over 4,000 educated commandos drawn from the elite Para commando pressure and people educated in mountain warfare have been deployed within the densely forested areas of those districts to forestall the terrorists from finishing up ambush assaults after which hiding within the tough forest areas.
Apart from the deployment of the Military and the CRPF in these mountainous districts, police have additionally issued automated weapons to the village defence committees (VDCs). The VDCs are teams of civilians educated to deal with weapons to guard their villages and households from terrorists in distant, inaccessible areas of the Jammu division.
On Thursday, terrorists killed a non-local Bihar resident recognized as Ashok Chouhan within the Zainpora space of the Valley’s Shopian district. Following the incident, safety forces launched a manhunt to hint the assassins. The assault was broadly condemned by a number of folks, together with Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
(With IANS Inputs)
