The armed suspects escaped towards the nearby jungle after consuming the food. However, they forcibly took with them a 13-year-old child who somehow managed to escape from their clutches.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha visited the Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital here on Sunday to enquire about the health of the J&K Police personnel who sustained injuries during an encounter with terrorists in Kathua.
Three policemen and two Pakistani terrorists were killed in a gunfight in J&K’s Kathua district on Thursday when a fresh encounter broke out in the area
Given the number of terrorists seen at Sanyal village on Sunday and the fact that two terrorists are still believed to be hiding in Ghati Heights of Safiyan Jakhole village, it appears that this is the same group, which had escaped from the Sanyal village and was now trying to cross over to Billawar in Kathua district through Ghati Heights.
Dheeraj Katoch, who is posted as DSP (Border) in the Special Operations Group (SOG), and the cops were injured during the gunfight at Ghati Juthana in Kathua. They were immediately shifted to the hospital, where their condition was stable.
The statement didn't say if there were any casualties on the side of the Afghan security forces.
e said the search operation turned into an encounter after militants opened fire on the security forces, who retaliated befittingly.
IGP’s appeal came following the recent encounter during which terrorists entered a mosque in Shopian.
Two terrorists were killed in a gunfight that ensued between the terrorists and the security forces at Bijbehara in South…
Efforts were made to save the mosque and no explosives or rocket launchers were fired to neutralize the terrorists, IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar said.
