On Saturday, three terrorists were killed after an encounter with security forces in the Tapper area of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir. The three terrorists were trapped in the area after forces launched an anti-terror operation. This comes on a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to arrive in the Union Territory to address a mega rally in Doda district ahead of the assembly polls.
Two among them were highly trained terrorists and a huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered from their possession. The anti-terror operation was launched after receiving intelligence-based inputs late Friday night. According to the media reports, the encounter broke out after security forces spotted terrorist movements in the area. Initially hiding in a nearby school, the terrorists had relocated to an orchard after detection of their movement. After shots were fired on terrorists, a search for them was being conducted using drones.
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According to the Chinar Corps, a vital unit of the Indian Army, the operation, which is ongoing, was launched on the intervening night of September 13 and 14. The Chinar Corps posted on X,” Based on specific intelligence input regarding presence of terrorists, a Joint Operation was launched by #IndianArmy & @JmuKmrPolice on the intervening night of 13-14 Sep 24 in general area Chak Tapar Kreeri, Baramulla. Contact was established and firefight ensued.
This comes a day after two Army jawans were martyred in an encounter with alleged Jaish terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Friday evening. According to the media reports, two other Army jawans had also sustained injuries and were rushed to a nearby hospital for the treatment. The security forces later closed off the area and the encounter was underway in the area. Based on the intelligence inputs, the Army conducted a joint operation with the Jammu and Kashmir Police at Chatroo area in Kishtwar earlier on Friday.
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