Srinagar, Aug 10 (NVI): After 2 soldiers were killed & 2 civilians injured by them, a group of terrorists has fled into an area which has a thick under growth, big boulders and nallahs.
This area in Kokernag in Anantnag district of Kashmir is located at an altitude of 10,000 feet, according to the Army which has laid a cordon so that the terrorists do not escape.
The Army said these terrorists were being tracked after they were found involved in a series of attacks in Doda and Kishtwar districts of Jammu Division.
They managed to enter South Kashmir (across the Pir Panjal Range of mountains) on July 24.
“It had been earlier confirmed through human and electronic means on 5 August, 2024 that terrorists responsible for atrocities and incidents in the Doda region in the month of July 24, had sneaked across the Kishtwar range into the Kapran Garol area in South Kashmir,” the Army spokesman said tonight.
“Rashtriya Rifles and J&K Police have ever since relentlessly tracked these terrorists and precise operations were launched on the night of 09 & 10 Aug 2024 in the area East of Kapran, in the mountains, where these terrorists were reportedly holed up,” the spokesman said.
He said that suspicious movement was observed on 10 August.
On challenging, they fired at the security team which immediately responded.
The “indiscriminate, desperate and reckless firing” by the terrorists resulted in injuries to two Army personnel and two civilians in the vicinity.
The two soldiers succumbed to their injuries later.
“The terror antecedents of the injured civilians are being ascertained,” the spokesman said.
The area poses a serious challenge to operations and hence, the security forces are moving deliberately and are in the process of hunting down the terrorists, he said.
“Operations will progress through the night,” the spokesman said—(NVI)
