Four terrorists were killed by the joint teams of security forces in two separate encounters in Shopian and Kishtwar districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.
Meanwhile, the situation remained tense along the line of control in Poonch as Pakistan army resorted to heavy mortar shelling and targeted civilian areas in Qasba and Kirni sectors of Poonch. In response, Indian army retaliated befittingly.
According to police spokesman, two Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists were killed in a gunfight with the security forces in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday.
"Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Dairoo area of Shopian in south Kashmir on Friday following specific information about the presence of terrorists there, a police official said.
In the ensuing gunfight, the security forces eliminated both the terrorists. The house, where these terrorists were hiding also suffered huge damages as it caught fire during the heavy exchange of firing.
On the other hand, joint teams successfully chased two terrorists involved in a recent attack on SPO's of Jammu and Kashmir police in Dacchan area of Kishtwar and eliminated them.
SPO Pashid Iqbal was killed in the attack while another SPO, Vishal Singh was undergoing treatment here in government medical college hospital, Jammu
Inspector General of Police, Jammu range, Mukesh Singh in a statement said, an operation was launched in Tander area by the police , the army and the CRPF to nab the attackers identified as Basharat Hussain S/O Gh. Qadir Gainoo Ashiq Hussain S/O Bashir Ahmed both residents of village Tander, Dachhan..
Singh said, "after meticulous search and painstaking efforts for three continuous days, the search party zeroed in behind village Saunder in a nallah on Friday morning".
"On observing the movement of forces, the hiding terrorists fired at the search party and in the retaliatory action , both the terrorists were eliminated".
Security forces have recovered, One AK 74 rifle and one INSAS rifle from the killed terrorists, Singh added