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Two terrorists have been neutralised by safety forces in an encounter close to line of management (LoC) in Uri sector within the Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
The counter-terror operation was underway on the time of submitting this report.
The identities and group affiliation of the slain terrorists are but to be ascertained, police mentioned.
The contemporary encounter in Baramulla comes at a time when an operation is underway in Anantnag district to neutralise terrorists who’ve taken positions within the forest space in a hilly terrain. The gunfight and operation to flush put the ultras entered its fourth day on Saturday.
On Friday, a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror module was unearthed in Baramulla district with the arrest of two terror associates – Zaid Hassan Malla, a resident of Mir Sahib Baramulla, and Mohammad Arif Channa, from Stadium Colony Baramulla.
Arms and ammunition have been additionally recovered from the arrested duo.
“They have been concerned in cross-border smuggling of arms and ammunition on the behest of Pakistan-based terror handlers and its additional distribution to LeT terrorists for finishing up terror actions,” the spokesperson mentioned.
In Anantnag, safety forces have deployed drones to pinpoint the hideouts of terrorists.
Extra Director Normal of Police (Kashmir) Vijay Kumar mentioned the operation was launched based mostly on particular enter and the 2 to a few trapped terrorists shall be neutralised.
Yet another soldier succumbed to accidents on Friday taking the toll to 4. Colonel Manpreet Singh, the commanding officer of 19 Rashtriya Rifles, Main Aashish Dhonchak, from the identical battalion, and DSP Humayun Muzamil Bhat have been killed on Wednesday.
With inputs from companies