Jammu: In the encounter that started on Monday in Sunderbani sector of Jammu, security forces have killed three terrorists till Tuesday morning. The encounter began at 7 am on Monday when a group of terrorists targeted an army ambulance. A statement issued by the Army said that after continuous vigil throughout the night, intense firing took place this morning, resulting in a significant victory for our security forces. Due to the relentless operation and tactical excellence, three terrorists were killed. The operation has also been successful in recovering a stockpile of weapons used in war. In its statement, the Army has described the operation as an important step towards maintaining security in the area.
A cordon and search operation is underway after terrorists opened fire on an army convoy in Battal area of Akhnoor sector on Monday. Let us inform that, a terrorist was killed in retaliation on Monday morning after an attack on a military ambulance included in the army convoy passing through Battal Kerry-Jogwan near the LoC in Sunderbani sector of Akhnoor, 28 km from Jammu city. During the round, an army officer had said that no soldier was injured in the retaliation. The area has been cordoned off. The encounter is currently going on. Additional forces have been sent to the spot. A search operation is going on to catch the fleeing terrorists.
Then in the night, the Army's White Knight Corps announced that the military's attack dog Phantom had died after being shot during the firing. According to media reports, Jammu and Kashmir Police rejected the news of killing of three terrorists. An official said that we urge the public to remain calm and avoid spreading unverified information.
Media reports quoted a security source as saying that three terrorists entered a Shiv temple in Asan village and were searching for a mobile phone to make a call when they saw a military ambulance passing by. The source said the ambulance was believed to have been hit by a dozen bullets. Residents told how the terrorists had asked a group of children near the temple about mobile phones before the attack. A resident said they told their children to run after finding no phone
According to media reports, security forces suspect that these terrorists have recently infiltrated. A few days ago, they somehow managed to cross the Line of Control, just two km away from the encounter site. A special team of NSG commandos is involved in an encounter with the security forces to kill the terrorists. The infantry fighting vehicle BMP-II, also known as APC 'Sarath', was deployed at the encounter site, officials said.
Surveillance kept with the help of drones. This is the first attack in the Jammu region after 12 people were killed in a series of violence in Kashmir since mid-October. On 14 October, terrorists ambushed a military truck near Gulmarg in Baramulla, killing two soldiers and two porters. On October 18, a migrant worker from Bihar was killed in Shopian district, while on October 20, seven employees of a tunnel-construction company were shot dead in Ganderbal district. Akhnoor has seen several terrorist attacks in the past, Including an attack by a three-member suicide squad on an army camp on Tanda Road in January 2003
A brigadier and seven special forces personnel were killed in the attack when top military officials had gathered there for an event. A dozen people, including the then GOC-in-C of the Northern Command, Lieutenant General Hari Prasad, Jammu-based 16 Corps commander Lieutenant General TPS Brar, 10 Infantry Division GOC Major General TK Sapru, a brigadier and two colonels were injured in the incident. Were.
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