Kathua encounter: 4 policemen killed, 3 terrorists gunned down in overnight operation, gunfight still on

Security forces on Friday resumed an anti-terrorist operation in a some distance off forested tell in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, a day after three terrorists and an equal preference of policemen had been killed in an encounter there, officials acknowledged. The body of 1 other policeman became sighted the exercise of a drone on Friday near the put where a gunfight took put.

The encounter started round 8 am on Thursday amid intensified operations led by Jammu and Kashmir Police in opposition to a not too lengthy previously infiltrated community of ultras believed to be contributors of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit, the officials acknowledged.

On the opposite hand, it became not straight sure whether or not it became the identical community that had been evading an earlier cordon in Sanyal woodland of Kathua put or one other batch of infiltrated terrorists.

The gunfight precipitated intense firing and explosions, the officials acknowledged, as dozens of native formative years had been viewed assisting the security forces to carry heavy weapons and ammunition deep internal a gorge.

The encounter, centred near Jakhole village in the Ghati Juthana tell of Rajbagh, interested a community of roughly five terrorists and an preliminary replace of gunfire resulted in accidents to six policemen along with the sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) main a search birthday party, the officials acknowledged.

They acknowledged that three terrorists had been killed in the onslaught led by the Particular Operations Crew (SOG) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police and assisted by the Military and CRPF.

Including to the stress, five police personnel, along with the SDPO, had been reportedly trapped near the gunfight’s tell, adjoining to a rivulet concealed by dense foliage.

On the opposite hand, the SDPO — a DSP sinister officer — became evacuated from the scene late this evening, while three of his deepest security officers had been stumbled on unimaginative, legit sources acknowledged, adding the fate of 1 other missing policeman became not known straight.

The J&Sufficient Police has neither confirmed nor denied the dying of the policemen, asserting an even image will emerge once the events reach the scene on Friday morning.

The bodies of the terrorists had been also not retrieved up to now as security forces halted the operation for the evening, the officials acknowledged.

Moreover the SDPO, two more policemen had been admitted in Kathua sanatorium and their condition became acknowledged to be “stable”. Two navy personnel had been also injured and shifted to militia sanatorium.

Particular troops of Military had been airdropped on the scene of the encounter in the evening to additional pork up the cordon around the tell, the officials acknowledged, adding bodies of two terrorists had been seen by drones and may be retrieved on Friday morning.

It may be mentioned that a community of terrorists had been intercepted by the SOG in the Hiranagar sector of Kathua district on Sunday evening.

The terrorists had been transferring by the woodland tell when a police birthday party headed by a SDPO moved in after getting notify knowledge, the officials acknowledged, adding they got right here below heavy firing ensuing in the gunfight. Reinforcements from the police, Military, and CRPF had been straight deployed in the tell.