6 terrorists killed in jammu and Kashmir in a joint operation .

6 terrorists are killed in 30 hours in Jammu and Kashmir

 

 6 terrorists killed in Kashmir

Three militants were killed in an encounter in South Kashmir's Shopian district on Saturday morning, an official said, adding that since the second such operation in the last 24 hours, Indian troops were killed on June 21,2020 in Srinagar, Kashmir's Zunimar Left from the encounter site in the area.

A day after the three Jaish-e-Mohammed (JM) militants were killed in Kulgam, security forces acted on a notice of the presence of militants in the village of Esmipora and launched an operation, officials said. Militants retaliated and opened fire on the forces.

An official said the operation was carried out jointly by the army, police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). "As the search-and-cordon operations continued, it turned into an encounter ... Three unidentified militants were killed. An army spokesman said the militants were evicted from a house cottage in a garden.

Authorities said they are trying to identify the terrorists and DNA samples have already been collected. Three JM militants, including a Pakistani commander known as Walid, were killed in Kulgam district on Friday. Police said Waleed, believed to be an IED expert, was active in the area for the past 18 months. In the last three months, due to Kovid-19, the bodies of terrorists, including locals, who were killed in gun battles, were not handed over to their family members. He is buried in Baramulla, Kupwara and Ganderbal in the presence of family members.

Security forces have taken aggressive steps against militants in the Kashmir Valley. In June, forces killed 48 terrorists in various encounters; Most of them are in South Kashmir. Since January, 136 militants have been killed in various encounters in Kashmir. The J&K police neutralized 162 terrorists in 2019.

Among the major successes of the security forces this year is the assassination of Riyaz Naiku, the top commander of the local group Hizbul Mujahideen, in an operation in Begpora in May. Top police officials say fresh recruitment by terrorists has declined in the first six months of the year.

India opposes civilian death

India on Saturday called for a response from the Pakistan High Commission in-charge to register a strong protest over the death of three civilians in the firing by Pakistani troops on the LoC.

Pakistani in-charge Duffaires was told that an ineffective ceasefire violation by Pakistani forces in the Krishnaghati sector in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday night killed three civilians including a child and injured another child. The deceased belonged to the same family.

"India strongly condemns the deliberate targeting of innocent civilians by Pakistani forces," the statement said. It called on Pakistan to abide by the 2003 ceasefire to maintain peace and tranquility on the LoC.