Five foreign terrorists were killed in an encounter that broke out between terrorists and joint parties of the Army and police in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district in the wee hours of Friday, the Kashmir Zone Police said. The search of the area is underway, officials confirmed.
"Five foreign terrorists were killed in the encounter. A search operation is underway," ADGP Kashmir, Vijay Kumar told .
#KupwaraEncounterUpdate: Five (05) foreign #terrorists killed in #encounter. Search in the area is going on: ADGP Kashmir@JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/h6aOuTuSj0 — Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) June 16, 2023The encounter broke out after security forces received specific input on the presence of terrorists in the Jumagund area near the LoC.
"An #encounter underway between #terrorists and joint parties of Army & Police on a specific input of Kupwara Police in Jumagund area of LoC of #Kupwara district. Further details shall follow," Kashmir Zone Police said in a tweet.On June 13, security forces shot dead two terrorists near LoC in Kupwara, police said. The Kashmir Zone Police shared the news on Twitter. The police said the incident happened in Dobanar Machhal area.
"Two (02) terrorists have been neutralised in a joint operation of Army and Kupwara Police in Dobanar Machhal area (LoC) of Kupwara district. Search still continues," it tweeted.
Earlier this month, on June 2, a terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district. A joint cordon and search operation was launched by the army and police after noticing suspicious movement in the forest area of Dassal Gujran near Rajouri, a defence official said. He said the search operation turned into an encounter after the terrorists fired upon the forces, who retaliated.
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