2 terrorists arrested in JK’s Poonch: Police
Security forces on Saturday arrested two terrorists of Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force (JKGF) with grenades and arms in the Poonch district along the Line of Control (LOC).
Security forces on Saturday arrested two terrorists of Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force (JKGF) with grenades and arms in the Poonch district along the Line of Control (LOC).
Contact has been established and few rounds have been fired from both sides.
The convoy has been secured, and further investigation is under progress, the IAF said.
Mehbooba hosted separate iftar parties in the twin border districts of Jammu divisions that were merged with South Kashmir’s Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency in the recent delimitation.
Additional DGP (Jammu Zone) Anand Jain on Friday inaugurated the newly established operational unit of the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the J&K Police at Jarran Wali Gali near the Line of Control (LOC) in Poonch district.
The step has been taken in the wake of repeated incidents of ambush of Army convoys by highly-trained terrorists in the border districts.
Following withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, reports have been coming in that with the return of terrorists from there, Pakistan’s ISI might pursue a more aggressive phase of terror in J&K.
Three civilians, who were picked up by the Army after Poonch terror attack, were found dead under mysterious circumstances.
Three soldiers died on the spot and another succumbed while being shifted to hospital.
The Northern Army Commander said: "Though we lost five of our brave soldiers in the encounter, we eliminated two dreaded terrorists."
