Visuals from the location. ANI
A search operation is underway within the Kokernag woodland area of Anantnag district, the place safety forces and militants clashed on September 13.
On the sixth straight day, the Indian Military and Jammu and Kashmir Police continued operations in opposition to militants “holed up” within the woodland area of Gadole within the Kokernag space of Anantnag district.
Earlier on Saturday, 16 September, police reported a terrorist was killed by safety personnel in an encounter within the Uri city of Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
In a submit on the social media deal with X, Kashmir Zone Police mentioned, “One terrorist killed. Search going on. Further details shall follow.”
The encounter broke out within the Hathlanga ahead space of Uri.
As per officers, 2-3 terrorists are believed to be participating safety forces within the hilly terrain of Anantnag district.
Sharing the assertion of Extra Director Normal of Police (ADGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar, Kashmir Zone Police posted on micro-blogging web site X a day in the past, “Rtd Police/Army officers should avoid the “Ambush Hypothesis”. It is a specific input based ops. Ops are in progress, and all 2-3 trapped terrorists will be neutralised.”
#KokernagEncounterUpdate: Rtd Police/Military officers ought to keep away from “ Ambush Hypothesis”. It’s a particular enter based mostly ops. Ops is in progress and all 2-3 trapped terrorists will probably be neutralised: ADGP Kashmir
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) September 15, 2023
The Military has maintained a decent cordon-off within the space, they mentioned.
In the meantime, a soldier who had been reported lacking on Thursday misplaced his life within the ongoing encounter, officers mentioned on Friday. “One more soldier has lost his life in the Anantnag operations. He had been reported missing since yesterday (Thursday),” Safety officers mentioned.