After the militants have shot at a forest official in Jammu Kashmir, the Army has discovered the terrorist hideouts and has cleaned out 2 of them.
An encounter was underway between security forces and terrorists in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir earlier today. The operation was carried out in Anantnag’s Kokernag.
Security forces identified four terrorist hideouts and destroyed two of them, according to Shesh Paul Vaid, Director General of Police (DGP) of Jammu & Kashmir.
He also said:
In continued offensive against terrorists, some suspected associates detained for questioning, 4 hideoutes identified, 2 destroyed, some increminating material seized.
— Shesh Paul Vaid (@spvaid) August 24, 2018
The firing has stopped and the force is now conducting combing operations.
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According to early reports, three terrorists were trapped by security forces. The operation was a joint operation between the Army, CRPF and the Jammu and Kashmir police.
Internet services in the area have been shut down.
Meanwhile, the Indian Army diffused six kilograms of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) in Kalai in the Poonch district late last night.
A forest official was killed last night when suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists barged into his home in the Zandpal area in Tangmarg and shot him. A case has been registered and initial investigation establishes the involvement of LeT militant Yousuf Dar alias Kantroo, a police spokesman said.
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