Srinagar: 4 troopers and a senior J&Okay Police officer had been injured on Saturday in an encounter between terrorists and the safety forces in Kulgam district. Officers stated that 4 troopers and a senior police officer had been injured in the course of the gunfight within the Adigam space of the district.
“After receiving particular intelligence inputs concerning the presence of a gaggle of terrorists in Adigam village of Kulgam district, safety forces together with the Military, police and the CRPF began a CASO (Cordon and Search Operation) within the space. After rigorously approaching the hiding terrorists to make sure that no injury was precipitated to civilian life and property, the safety forces got here beneath heavy firing from the terrorists. 4 Military troopers and a senior officer of J&Okay Police had been injured,” stated officers right here.
The injured have been recognized as Kulgam Further Superintendent of Police Mumtaz Ali Bhatti, sepoy Mohan Sharma, sepoy Sohan Kumar, sepoy Yoginder and sepoy Mohammad Isran of the Rashtriya Rifles.
“Safety forces have plugged all escape routes to make sure that the hiding terrorists are unable to flee. Reinforcements have already reached the encounter website. The injured safety personnel have been shifted to hospital for remedy,” officers stated.
Terrorists believed to be hardcore overseas mercenaries have carried out hit-and-run assaults towards the Military, native police and civilians within the hilly districts of Doda, Kathua, Rajouri, Poonch and Reasi of Jammu division over the last three to 4 months.
After finishing up ambushes towards the Military and others within the hilly areas, the terrorists would escape into the densely foliaged and forested areas of those hilly districts.
To thwart the ways of the terrorists, over 4,000 troopers drawn from the elite Para Commandos and people educated in mountain warfare had been deployed within the excessive ranges and densely forested areas of the Jammu division. After this revised technique by the safety forces, terrorist assaults in these districts have drastically come down.
With their ubiquitous presence in these areas, the safety forces have been capable of set up contact (interact terrorists in gunfights) in these areas.
