Poonch: On the third day, an encounter broke out in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district when security forces launched a cordon and search operation following information about the presence of terrorists, an official said on Sunday.
Acting on a tip off, a joint search operation was launched by the police and Army in the Pathanateer area near Gursai top in Mendhar sub-division on Saturday evening, the security official said. The gunfight began after security forces launched a cordon and search operation following information about the presence of terrorists in the village.
An intermittent exchange of fire is on between both sides, the official said, adding that reinforcements were rushed to the area.
The encounter comes a day after three terrorists were killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in Baramulla district.
The operation against terrorists was launched on Friday night after the army and police received input about terrorist presence in Tapper village, just a couple of km away from the National Highway.
Earlier on 15 September, Baramullah Ahead of PM Modi’s rally in Doda, heavy exchanges of gun firing between the Army and terrorists happened in Baramulla. The operation jointly launched by the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police began on Saturday based on specific intelligence input regarding the presence of terrorists in Baramulla’s Tapar Patan. One terrorist was killed in the gunfight in Baramullah, hours after an encounter began in Kishtwar leading to the death of two Army personnel.
Speaking at an election rally in Doda district on Saturday, PM Modi said his government was ‘trying to choke terrorism to death’ in Jammu and Kashmir and insisted that the state will not be allowed to become a ‘dynasty republic.’ This rally is the first public address by the Prime Minister, who has been rather inactive in the political theatres, particularly in view of the assembly elections scheduled in 5 phases beginning September 18.
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