A terrorist was killed by security forces in an encounter in the Uri town of Jammu & Kashmir’s Baramulla district on September 16, police said. In a post on social media post on X, formerly twitter, Kashmir Zone Police said, “One terrorist killed. Search going on. Further details shall follow”.
#BaramullaEncounterUpdate: 01 terrorist killed. Search going on. Further details shall follow. https://t.co/22dP32S8dT
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) September 16, 2023
Earlier, Kashmir Zone Police on X wrote, “Encounter has started between terrorists and Army & Baramulla Police in forward area of Uri, Hathlanga in Baramulla district. Further details shall follow”.
#Encounter has started between #terrorists and Army & Baramulla Police in forward area of #Uri, Hathlanga in #Baramulla district. Further details shall follow.@JmuKmrPolice
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) September 16, 2023
The encounter broke out in the Hathlanga forward area of Uri.
Meanwhile, the Indian Army along with Jammu & Kashmir Police also resumed operations on the fourth consecutive day against terrorists “holed up” in the forest area of the Gadole in the Kokernag area of Anantnag district.
As per officials, 2-3 terrorists are believed to be engaging security forces in the hilly terrain of Anantnag district.
Sharing statement of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar, Kashmir Zone Police posted on micro-blogging site X a day ago, “Rtd Police/Army officers should avoid “ Ambush Hypothesis”. It is a specific input based ops. Ops is in progress and all 2-3 trapped terrorists will be neutralised”.
#KokernagEncounterUpdate: Rtd Police/Army officers should avoid “ Ambush Hypothesis”. It is a specific input based ops. Ops is in progress and all 2-3 trapped terrorists will be neutralised: ADGP Kashmir
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) September 15, 2023
Army has maintained a tight cordon-off in the area, they said.
Meanwhile, a soldier who had been reported missing September 14 lost his life in the ongoing encounter, officials said on September 15.”One more soldier has lost his life in the Anantnag operations. He had been reported missing since September 14,” Security officials said.
(with inputs from ANI)
