Encounters in Jammu and Kashmir. One soldier martyred, three injured in Kishtwar encounter

In the last 24 hours, there were encounters between terrorists and the army in three areas of Jammu and Kashmir. The first encounter took place in Srinagar, the second in Kishtwar and the third in Sopera. Four army soldiers were injured in the encounter in Kishtwar, out of which one has been martyred. The martyred soldier has been identified as Naib Subedar Rakesh Kumar of 2 Para. The Army has saluted his supreme sacrifice. Apart from this, security forces have killed a terrorist in Sopera.

The army started the search operation after receiving updates about the presence of two-three terrorists in the Jabarwan forest area on the outskirts of Srinagar. During this, there was firing between security forces and terrorists. Officials said that the encounter started around 9 am. However, now it is being told that the terrorists have fled through the back route, after which the army has stopped the search operation for some time.

Deputy Inspector General of Police, Central Kashmir, Rajeev Pandey said, “However, the exact location could not be ascertained due to the inaccessible area. Some bullets were also fired on our soldiers. The cordon has been increased and we are hopeful that the terrorists will be detected and killed.

After the killing of two village defense guards, anti-terrorism operation is going on in the forests of Kuntwara and Keshawan since Thursday evening. During the search operation, there was an encounter between security forces and terrorists, in which three soldiers were injured and one was martyred. The Army identified the martyred soldier as Naib Subedar Rakesh Kumar of 2 Para and saluted his supreme sacrifice.

“The GOC (General Officer Commanding) of the White Knight Corps and all ranks salute the supreme sacrifice of the brave Naib Subedar Rakesh Kumar of 2 Para (SF),” the Army said in a post on ‘X’. Subedar Rakesh was part of the joint CI (anti-terrorist) operation launched in the general area of ​​Bharat Ridge, Kishtwar. We are with the bereaved family in this hour of grief. The third encounter took place in Sopar, where a terrorist was killed in the encounter.