Brief gunfight in J&K’s Kishtwar; search operation underway
Reinforcements have been rushed to the area and an operation is underway to hunt down the terrorists.
An encounter took place between security forces and terrorists in a remote forest in Kishtwar district. File
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An encounter took place between security forces and terrorists in a remote forest in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir early Sunday (August 11, 2024), officials said.
“The gunfight took place for a brief period when police assisted by the army and Paramilitary Forces launched a search operation in Nownatta, Naageni Peyaas, and adjoining areas following information about the movement of terrorists”, they said.
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Reinforcements have been rushed to the area and an operation is underway to hunt down the terrorists.
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Meanwhile, the army personnel stand guard during the second-day encounter at the Ahlan Gadole area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, on Sunday (August 11, 2024).
The encounter comes a day aftertwo army personnel – Havaldar Dipak Kumar Yadav and Lance Naik Praveen Sharma – were killed and six others, including two civilians, were injured in a fierce gunfight in Kokernag woods in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
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