JAMMU: Two terrorists had been shot lifeless Wednesday in an ongoing anti-terror operation at Khandara High in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, which can vote on Oct 1. Earlier within the day, a BSF trooper was injured in a pre-dawn ceasefire violation by Pakistan alongside the worldwide border in Jammu’s Akhnoor sector.
Operation Khandara comes amid heightened safety within the Union territory, the place meeting elections are set to happen from Sept 18 to Oct 1.The Jammu area has been grappling with a surge in terrorist assaults, leading to 15 safety pressure casualties since Might 4.
A joint workforce of the Military’s Rising Star Corps and J&Ok Police responded to an intelligence enter in regards to the presence of terrorists at Khandara High and launched a cordon-and-search operation, Military sources mentioned. Round 12.50pm, because the safety personnel neared a suspected terrorist hideout, holed-up terrorists opened fireplace on the search celebration, triggering an encounter. Within the ensuing firefight, two terrorists had been gunned down, Military officers mentioned.
“Operations in progress,” Military’s Rising Star Corps later posted on X.
Earlier on Wednesday, Pakistan breached the ceasefire truce and resorted to unprovoked firing on ahead places alongside the worldwide border in Akhnoor sector round 2.35am, leaving a BSF trooper injured, officers mentioned, including that BSF personnel retaliated successfully to the violation.
A BSF official mentioned troops had been on excessive alert and had been sustaining strict vigil alongside the worldwide border in addition to the Line of Management, forward of the upcoming meeting elections within the Union territory.
