The anti-terror operation was carried out in Amshipora village.
Three terrorists have been killed in an anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir this morning. The encounter was carried out in Amshipora village of Shopian district.
The operation happened lower than 24 hours after an identical operation in Kulgam during which three terrorists, together with a high commander of Jaish-e-Mohammad, have been shot useless.
Security forces carried the pre-dawm operation in the present day in Amshipora village after they acquired particular inputs in regards to the presence of terrorists within the space. The search operation was an encounter after the terrorists opened fireplace on the forces.
#ShopianEncounterUpdate: . So far 03 #unidentified#terrorists killed. #Operation occurring. Further particulars shall comply with. @JmuKmrPolicehttps://t.co/ojP21idGuG
– Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) July 18, 2020
This is the second operation within the final 24 hours.
The Jaish commander killed in Kulgam was known to be an IED expert. He was chargeable for a lot of assaults on safety forces, together with an IED assault, within the current previous, they added.
“The killed terrorists are from Jaish e Mohammed and reportedly include a Top Terrorist commander known to be an IED expert taking direct instructions from his Pakistani handlers and was responsible for a large number of attacks including many IED attempts against security forces in the recent past. He was reportedly able to escape from 3/4 encounters, leaving behind an MO 4 American rifle in one case,” police stated in a press release.
Three military troopers have been additionally injured within the anti-terror operation on the Nagnad-Chimmer space, police stated.
According to a report, safety forces have inputs about terrorists planning to carry out an attack on Amarnath Yatra.
There are inputs that terrorists would strive their greatest to focus on the yatra, however we’ve got acquired our programs and assets in place to make sure that it goes on unhindered and peacefully,” Brigadier Vivek Singh Thakur, Commander, Two Sector, said in a press conference in south Kashmir.
The officer added that “programs and assets” were in place to ensure that the annual pilgrimage goes on unhindered.