Army, police resume operations against terrorists in J&K’s Anantnag district

A search operation is underway in the Kokernag woodland region of Anantnag district, where security forces and militants clashed on September 13.

On the sixth straight day, the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police continued operations against militants “holed up” in the woodland region of Gadole in the Kokernag area of Anantnag district.

Earlier on Saturday, 16 September, police reported a terrorist was killed by security personnel in an encounter in the Uri town of Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

In a post on the social media handle X, Kashmir Zone Police said, “One terrorist killed. Search going on. Further details shall follow.”

#BaramullaEncounterUpdate: 01 terrorist killed. Search going on. Further details shall follow. https://t.co/22dP32S8dT

— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) September 16, 2023

The encounter broke out in the Hathlanga forward area of Uri.

As per officials, 2-3 terrorists are believed to be engaging security forces in the hilly terrain of Anantnag district.

Sharing the statement of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar, Kashmir Zone Police posted on micro-blogging site X a day ago, "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/Army officers should avoid “ Ambush Hypothesis”. It is a specific input based ops. Ops is in progress and all 2-3 trapped terrorists will be neutralised: ADGP Kashmir

— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) September 15, 2023

The Army has maintained a tight cordon-off in the area, they said.

Meanwhile, a soldier who had been reported missing on Thursday lost his life in the ongoing encounter, officials said on Friday. "One more soldier has lost his life in the Anantnag operations. He had been reported missing since yesterday (Thursday)," Security officials said.