SRINAGAR: Twoterrorists gunned down in an encounter Wednesday at Rafiabad in Hadipora of north Kashmir ’s Sopore have been identified as Pakistanis Usman and Umar of Lashkar-e-Taiba .
According to Commander Deepak of Rashtriya Rifles (RR), the duo’s elimination by a joint team of army , CRPF and J&K Police was a major success for the forces in their drive to flush out terror operatives. An army jawan and a cop were injured in the encounter.
“Usman had been active in Kashmir since 2020,” Deepak said at a news conference flanked by north Kashmir DIG Vivek Gupta and other senior officers.
A large stash of arms and ammunition was seized from the site of the encounter. “In the past few weeks, there is a high operational momentum, which is bearing good results in the form of elimination of terrorists . We are enjoying continuous support of people in the fight,” Deepak said.
An army release stressed that the encounter followed information about constant movement of a terrorist group in the Sopore-Rafiabad area over the past few weeks.
“Over the past few months, we have maintained a high operational tempo, resulting in some major achievements. Security forces will continue efforts to maintain peace and stability in Kashmir,” the army said in the statement.
According to Commander Deepak of Rashtriya Rifles (RR), the duo’s elimination by a joint team of army , CRPF and J&K Police was a major success for the forces in their drive to flush out terror operatives. An army jawan and a cop were injured in the encounter.
“Usman had been active in Kashmir since 2020,” Deepak said at a news conference flanked by north Kashmir DIG Vivek Gupta and other senior officers.
A large stash of arms and ammunition was seized from the site of the encounter. “In the past few weeks, there is a high operational momentum, which is bearing good results in the form of elimination of terrorists . We are enjoying continuous support of people in the fight,” Deepak said.
An army release stressed that the encounter followed information about constant movement of a terrorist group in the Sopore-Rafiabad area over the past few weeks.
“Over the past few months, we have maintained a high operational tempo, resulting in some major achievements. Security forces will continue efforts to maintain peace and stability in Kashmir,” the army said in the statement.
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