Search operation continues in Poonch-Rajouri
Intensive search operation (J&K) being conducted in the forest areas of Poonch and Rajouri districts to trace the terrorists involved in the killing of seven army personnel in Jammu and Kashmir continues for the sixth day on Saturday.
Officials said that as soon as the joint search team of Army and Police resumed the operation in Mendhar area of Poonch, gunshots were heard. However, it is not yet clear whether the search parties opened fire to incite the terrorists or whether the Jammu and Kashmir encounter has started again.
Encounter in the forests of Mendhar
He told that the area is mountainous and the forest is dense, making the campaign difficult and dangerous. A large forest area of Mendhar is under tight security cover since Thursday when Riflemen Vikram Singh Negi and Yogmber Singh were killed in an encounter with terrorists in Nar Khas forest. Both the jawans were from Uttarakhand.
Earlier on October 11, five Army personnel, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO), were killed when terrorists attacked an Army patrol party in Poonch’s Surankote forest. On the same day, there was an encounter between the absconding terrorists and the search party of the army in Thanamandi forest of Rajouri.
search operation continues
The entire forest area from Mendhar to Thanamandi has been cordoned off and a massive search operation has been launched to trace the terrorists, officials said. Terrorists are moving from place to place trying to escape the siege.
Deputy Inspector General of Police, Rajouri-Poonch range, Vivek Gupta had told on Tuesday that the terrorists involved in the attack on security forces in Poonch were present in the area for the last two to three months.
Defense spokesperson gave information
Infiltration attempts have increased in Rajouri and Poonch areas of Jammu region since June this year. Nine terrorists have been killed in separate encounters. Meanwhile, a defense spokesperson said that the bodies of Riflemen Negi and Singh were airlifted to Uttarakhand on Saturday morning. The mortal remains of the jawans will be taken to their hometowns by road from the airport and the last rites will be performed with full military honours.
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