J&Okay Encounter: Jaish Terrorist Killed In Udhampur; Search On As Amarnath Yatra Nears | India Information
One of many prime Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists, who had been beneath look ahead to a yr, was eradicated in the present day in a fierce encounter with safety personnel within the Basantgarh sector of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir. The operation, code-named “Operation Bihali,” is constant because the safety forces comb the realm to trace down three different terrorists who’re suspected to be taking refuge within the higher reaches beneath tough climate circumstances.
The gunfight broke out at about 8:30 AM when an intelligence-based joint search operation by the Indian Military, para commandos, and Jammu and Kashmir Police was carried out in Bihali, near Karoor nallah. Reinforcements have been dispatched to the inaccessible, hilly space.
Inspector Normal of Police (IGP), Jammu vary, Bhim Sen Tuti confirmed the event to the media. “Contact was made with the terrorists at about 8:30 AM. There are estimated to be 4 terrorists, and we’ve been following [this group] for the previous one yr,” IGP Tuti stated, including that search operation continues even in foggy circumstances, with extra particulars to comply with as soon as the climate clears.
The officers recognized the militants trapped as belonging to the Pakistan-based JeM group. The White Knight Corps of the Military based mostly in Jammu had beforehand tweeted on X, affirming the operation: “Op BIHALI. On the premise of sure intelligence, an Indian Military and J&Okay Police joint operation was performed within the space of Bihali in Basantgarh. Contact has been made with terrorists. The operation is beneath means.”
This assembly is only a week shy of the start of the annual Amarnath Yatra, a major pilgrimage within the Himalayas of Kashmir, on July 3. Safety forces all through the area are on heightened alert, finishing up stepped-up anti-terror operations to ensure the safety of the pilgrimage.
In a separate operation, safety personnel carried out a search operation in Purmandal in Samba district late on Wednesday after receiving intelligence of suspicious actions. Officers, nonetheless, asserted that the operation was accomplished peacefully as no suspicious materials was discovered on floor.
