JAMMU KASHMIR, 18 SEPTEMBER : The hunt for terrorists by security forces has continued for the sixth consecutive day in the Garol forest area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
The faceoff, which has lasted for over 100 hours since it began on Wednesday, has claimed a total of four lives. Fighting from the front, Colonel Manpreet Singh, the Commanding Officer of an Army Rashtriya Rifles unit, Major Ashish Dhonchak, Deputy Superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir Police Humayun Bhat, and a soldier have laid down their lives .
About the Operation
In a recent update on the encounter, the forces have recovered a charred body of a terrorist from Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir.
According to a report, the security personnel believe the body they found belongs to a terrorist based on the clothing pattern; however, the confirmed identity of the terrorist is yet to be ascertained.
Initially, the encounter, which broke out on the intervening night of September 12-13 in Anantnag, is now posing serious challenges for the security forces due to the terrorists’ hideout location atop a hill in the Gadul forest of Kokernag.
It’s pertinent to note that amid the operation, the security forces have tightened their clutches, and strict vigilance is being followed in the adjoining areas as well. To trap the terrorists, the security forces have been using Hi-tech Equipment for surveillance and the delivery of firepower, along with the high impact of precision fire being used.
Additionally, according to reports, the police perimeter was expanded to the adjoining Posh Kreeri neighborhood as a precautionary step to ensure that terrorists do not enter civilian communities.
Meanwhile, regarding the Kokernag Encounter, ADGP Kashmir earlier made a request, stating, “Retired police and army officers should avoid the ‘Ambush Hypothesis.’ This is a specific input-based operation, and it is currently in progress, with the aim of neutralizing all 2-3 trapped terrorists.”
