The operation started in Lolab area from Tuesday.
Srinagar:
An operation against terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Kupwara district ended on Thursday with the killing of a terrorist and recovery of arms and ammunition from the slain militants, officials said.
“An operation against terrorists was concluded in Lolab area of Kupwara district, as a result of which one terrorist was killed and one AK rifle, two hand grenades, four AK magazines, ammunition and other war-like stocks were recovered”, officials said on Thursday.
A terrorist was killed on Wednesday in the operation that started on Tuesday in Lolab area.
A terrorist was also killed in Ketsun forest in Bandipora district on Tuesday, but the Bandipora operation is still going on.
Since the elected government took office in Jammu and Kashmir, terrorists have stepped up their activities and intelligence agencies believe that terrorist handlers based across the border in Pakistan have been frustrated by the massive public participation and peaceful Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
On November 2, a top LeT commander identified as Pakistan’s Usman Bhai alias Chhota Waleed was killed after a day-long gunfight in Khanyar area of old Srinagar city.
Two local policemen and two CRPF jawans were injured in the Khanyar gunfight.
Last month, militants killed six workers of an infrastructure project company and a local doctor in Gagangir area of Ganderbal district.
Workers were constructing a tunnel from Gagangir to Sonmarg tourist resort to make Srinagar-Sonmarg an all-weather road and create economic growth and employment in the region.
Six non-local workers and a local doctor from Budgam district were among those killed in the Gagangir attack.
Later, terrorists killed three army soldiers and two porters in Botpathari area of Gulmarg in Baramulla district.
The terrorists also targeted non-local semi-skilled workers in Shopian and Budgam districts, though the terrorists escaped with minor injuries.
Lt. Governor, Manoj Sinha has given clear orders to police and other security forces to go after terrorists, their refugees, sympathizers and underground workers.
A worrisome development for the security forces is the occurrence of terrorist attacks in areas hitherto considered to be terror-free, with a single terror-related incident disrupting the hard-won peace of the security forces, who have made huge sacrifices for the integrity of the country. .
Meanwhile, taking a tough stance, LG Sinha said on Tuesday that the house that harbored the terrorists would be demolished.
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