Jammu, Oct 29
One more terrorist was killed on Tuesday in the ongoing operation in the Battal area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Akhnoor where they attempted to ambush an Army vehicle on October 28.
With this, two terrorists have been killed so far. Officials said that fresh firing started inside the cordoned-off area in Battal (Akhnoor) near the Line of Control (LoC) where one terrorist was killed earlier.
“The operation in the area continues,” officials said.
The Army said on Monday that one terrorist was killed in a gunfight after their vehicle was attacked in the Akhnoor area of Jammu district falling in the Sunderbani sector along the LoC. The Army also lost its expert dog 'Phantom' in the gunfight. Security forces recovered the body of the slain terrorist along with a weapon while intensifying efforts to neutralize suspected terrorists believed to be holed up in the area.
“A CASO (Cordon & Search Operation) still going on. Army has pressed into service a helicopter, drones and other technology gadgets to support ground forces as they conduct the operation, which began early in the morning,” officials said.
The encounter broke out after a group of terrorists, believed to be three in number, attacked the Army vehicles at Sunderbani early on Tuesday morning. The Army acted swiftly by cordoning off the area after which contact with the hiding terrorists was established leading to an encounter. In the fierce encounter, one unidentified terrorist was killed as the operation was underway.
Security forces have sealed all potential exit points while additional reinforcements have been rushed to the area.
These three terrorists are believed to have recently infiltrated.