In the ongoing encounter between terrorists and security forces in the Kokernag jungles of Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, two more soldiers have been injured.
Tuesday night, the army and the police launched a coordinated search operation to find the terrorists.
The violent altercation had started in the wee hours of Wednesday. The General-Officer-Commanding (GOC) of the Chinar Corps, Lt General Rajiv Ghai and the GOC of the Victor Force, Maj General Balbir Singh are closely monitoring the operations and said the terrorists will not be spared.
The anti-terror operation has been intensified by the army and the Jammu and Kashmir police, and new-generation weapons and devices are being used to pin the terrorists down. The forces are also using the strike-capable Heron drones in the operation that has been underway for over 40 hours.
On the night of September 12-13, a joint search operation by the army and the Jammu and Kashmir police was launched, and a cordon was laid in search of two to three terrorists in the Garol village area of Anantnag, officials said. Following an extensive search, the forces ascertained that the terrorists were in a hideout in the higher reaches of the village in the dense forest area. Colonel Manpreet Singh, led the search column of 19 RR, with Major Aashish Dhonchak, the commander of the Kokernag company of 19 RR, accompanying him in the operation. They moved through the entrants and rugged terrain of the forests.
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