Srinagar August 29 :
In two successful joint operations J&K Police and Army neutralised three terrorists in the border district of Kupwara.
These successful operations are a result of perfect synergy between the police and army.As close vigil is being maintained and more thrust has been on developing human intelligence regarding infiltration attempts from LOC at Kupwara.
Specific inputs were developed on 27/8/2024 about simultaneous infiltration attempts from Karnah Sector and Kumkadi in Machil Sector and were shared with concerned army units and joint ambushes of JKP and Army were deployed.
While at Kumkadi, suspicious movement was detected around 1930 hrs on 28/8/2024 shortly after which firing commenced which carried on till early morning on 29/8/2024.
In the meanwhile suspicious movement was detected in Karnah Sector around 2100 hrs on 28/8/2024 shortly after which firing commenced there as well which continued into early hours of 29/8/2024.
Upon search conducted in the morning at both locations – 2 dead bodies were sighted at Kumkadi while 1 dead body was sighted at Karnah encounter site.
Further search operations are ongoing, legal formalities are underway.
It is also pertinent to mention that this is the 6th operation in District Kupwara this year which has now resulted in the total count of terrorists killed to 10 – all foreign terrorists.