6 militants, 2 soldiers killed in 3 gunfights in Jammu and Kashmir

Six militants and two soldiers had been killed in three separate gunfights, together with one near the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri in Jammu & Kashmir, on Thursday.

“A search party of the Army established an engagement with the terrorists in the Dadal forest area in Sunderbani Sector on Thursday and challenged them. The terrorists opened fire and lobbed hand grenades, leading to a fierce encounter. Two foreign terrorists from Pakistan were killed and two AK-47 rifles and ammunition were recovered from them. In the operation, Naib Subdedar Sreejith. M. and Sepoy Maruprolu Jaswanth Reddy also died,” a Jammu-based Army spokesperson stated.

He stated the search of the world continues. “The operation was launched after the information regarding an infiltration and the movement of terrorists in the area of Dadal, Sundarbani Sector, Rajouri. The Army had launched an extensive search operation with effect from June 29, 2021 in the area,” the spokesperson stated.

Earlier in the day, the police stated 4 Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants had been killed in two separate anti-militancy operations in south Kashmir’s Pulwama and Kulgam.

(*3*) Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar stated.

Mr. Kumar congratulated the safety businesses for 3 profitable operations in the previous 24 hours. “Five militants have been killed in three encounters in Kashmir,” he added.

Divulging particulars of the night-long operations in Kulgam and Pulwama in south Kashmir, an Army spokesman stated a joint workforce arrange a number of checkpoints on the Zodar space of Kulgam in the night time.

“At 3.00 a.m., a white Maruti car was asked to stop for checking. The terrorists on seeing the troops started firing and ran towards the adjoining forested area. The area was immediately cordoned off and a firefight ensued,” the spokesperson stated.

In the joint operation, two terrorists, Shahbaaz Ahmad Shah of the Jaish-e-Muhammad, lively since July 2020, and Nasir Ayub Pandit of the LeT, lively since June 2021, had been neutralised. “One AK-47 and one pistol with a large quantity of ammunition was recovered,” the Army stated.

In Pulwama, the Army spokesperson stated a cordon was laid round a built-up space in the Puchhal space. “At 3 a.m., terrorists lobbed grenades on the cordon party and tried to escape. A call for surrender was made but terrorists retaliated by firing and lobbing grenades at the security forces. In the ensuing gunfight, two terrorists of the LeT were eliminated,” stated the spokesperson.

The slain had been recognized as Kifayat Sofi and Inayat Ahmad Dar from Pulwama. “One AK-47 and one pistol and other war-like stores were recovered from the encounter site,” the spokesperson stated.

‘No fly zones’

Meanwhile, the Jammu district administration on Thursday declared the Raj Bhavan and the Civil Secretariat to be ‘No fly zones’, and additionally banned using drone cameras through the Lieutenant-Governor’s occasion in the district.

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The order stated flying of drones and unmanned aerial autos shall be strictly prohibited over these premises with speedy impact. (*6*) it additional reads.

The order comes two weeks after militants focused the Indian Air Force station in Jammu, which left two personnel injured.