JAMMU: A joint group of safety forces intensified search operations throughout Jammu area Monday, particularly in Kathua’s Bani and Poonch’s Pathanateer areas, to trace down terrorists a day after back-to-back shootouts in J&Okay, lower than every week earlier than the primary section of polling for meeting elections on Sept 18. No contemporary contact, nonetheless, was established, officers stated.
On Sunday morning, a gunfight had erupted between safety personnel and terrorists in Poonch’s Mendhar sector, whereas one other broke out the identical afternoon within the distant Nuknali Bani space of Kathua district.
The elections are going down towards a backdrop of escalating violence. Between Could 4 and Sept 13, J&Okay recorded 21 safety power fatalities — 17 in Jammu zone and 4 in Kashmir Valley. The newest casualties occurred on Sept 13, when two troopers had been killed in a gunfight in Kishtwar district’s Chatroo space, following the killing of two Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists on Sept 11.
On Saturday, a junior commissioned officer (JCO) was wounded throughout an trade of fireplace as troopers foiled an try by terrorists from Pakistan to cross into the border in Rajouri’s Nowshera sector.
Safety has been intensified in Kishtwar, Doda, Rajouri, Poonch, Kathua, and Udhampur districts, notably within the higher reaches, following the current surge in terrorist actions. “Terrorists are profiting from dense forest cowl and utilizing it to camouflage their actions,” an official stated.
On Sunday morning, a gunfight had erupted between safety personnel and terrorists in Poonch’s Mendhar sector, whereas one other broke out the identical afternoon within the distant Nuknali Bani space of Kathua district.
The elections are going down towards a backdrop of escalating violence. Between Could 4 and Sept 13, J&Okay recorded 21 safety power fatalities — 17 in Jammu zone and 4 in Kashmir Valley. The newest casualties occurred on Sept 13, when two troopers had been killed in a gunfight in Kishtwar district’s Chatroo space, following the killing of two Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists on Sept 11.
On Saturday, a junior commissioned officer (JCO) was wounded throughout an trade of fireplace as troopers foiled an try by terrorists from Pakistan to cross into the border in Rajouri’s Nowshera sector.
Safety has been intensified in Kishtwar, Doda, Rajouri, Poonch, Kathua, and Udhampur districts, notably within the higher reaches, following the current surge in terrorist actions. “Terrorists are profiting from dense forest cowl and utilizing it to camouflage their actions,” an official stated.
