Hummingbird News Desk
NEW DELHI, 14 AUG: A policeman was injured in a chance encounter with terrorists in Srinagar’s downtown Nowhatta area on the eve of Independence Day on Sunday.
Another encounter has started in Jammu’s Rajouri district.
Police said that in the ongoing encounter, one police personnel namely Constable Sarfaraz Ahmad, resident of Batote in Ramban got injured. He was evacuated to hospital for treatment. One terrorist also got injured. Search is still going on.
CRPF and police are engaged in the encounter. Further details shall follow, police said.
ADGP Jammu, Mukesh Singh said contact has been established by Army and SOG of police with terrorists in Rajouri. The area has been cordoned.
Giving details, a Defence spokesman said; “Today, at about 1930 hours, operational contact has been established by troops of Indian Army, Rashtriya Rifles and SOG with terrorists at Kandra Hill in district Rajouri (J&K)”.
Further details of both the encounters were awaited at the time of going to the press.
Three days back security forces claimed to have foiled a suicide attack in the Pargal army camp of Rajouri, in this attack two terrorists were killed but the army too lost four soldiers including a JCO.
It’s pertinent to mention here it is the 85th terror incident/encounter of this year security force has managed to kill 139 terrorists now out of those killed terrorists 33 are Pakistani, however, 20 security personnel and 20 civilians too have lost their lives.
Jammu Kashmir police with other security forces have also managed to arrest 63 active terrorists mostly hybrid terrorists this year since January this year and have also arrested 198 terrorists’ supporters this year in Kashmir.
(With inputs from media reports)
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Tags: #Srinagar #Nowhatta #IndependenceDay #Encounter Rajouri
