Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday congratulated the security forces for gunning down six terrorists of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Uri sector.
“I congratulate our security forces,” Rajnath Singh told reporters as militants from JeM’s suicide squad were killed near the Line of Control (LoC) in a joint operation by Jammu and Kashmir Police, army and paramilitary forces.
Defence spokesperson Colonel Rajesh Kalia said a group of militants was spotted infiltrating from Pakistan into India near Dulanja area of border town Uri — some 120 km from here.
The infiltrating militants opened fire at the forces, ensuing into a fierce gun battle that left five militants dead, Col Kalia said.
Director General of Police SP Vaid tweeted about the operation and said four “suicidal JeM terrorists were killed in Dulanja while infiltrating, in a joint operation by (Jammu and Kashmir) Police, army and (central armed police forces) CAPF”.
“Keep up the good work,” he lauded the forces.
Police sources here said all the slain militants were Pakistan nationals.
Last week, security forces killed two militants in a brief gunfight in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
In 2017, over 206 militants were killed by the army, which is the highest since 2010.