Srinagar: Two Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, authorities said on Wednesday. The Army, CRPF and J&K Police were involved in the operation, it has been mentioned.
The slain terrorists have been identified as JeM commanders Mavi and Zubair. An AK 47 and an M4 carbine have been recovered from the site of the encounter. Their bodies were also retrieved after a proper sanitisation process, Hindustan Times has reported.
According to a report by PTI, the terrorists were located inside a natural cave by security personnel in the Jaffer forest area of Ramnagar around 4 pm on Tuesday. A gunbattle ensued between the two sides and lasted for more than an hour.
There was a lull thereafter. Firing resumed briefly around 7.30 pm when the terrorists tried to break cover and escape under the cover of darkness, officials have been quoted as saying.
Army reinforcements, including Special Forces elements, and dog squads, were rushed in to further tighten the cordon.No exchange of fire was reported during the night and the security forces prepared for a final assault on the holed up terrorists on Wednesday morning.
The two terrorists were killed following the ramped up operations. Officials said the terrorists were killed under Operation Kiya after security forces received specific intelligence input over the presence of terrorists in the Jaffer Forest of Udhampur district.
This is being considered a big success, given the terrain and weather. Terrorists are known to make use of these conditions to flee, even after coming into contact with security forces.
“Contact with terrorists was established yesterday and since then, they were prevented from breaking contact. Following a calibrated and coordinated response, two terrorists have been successfully neutralised. The operation highlighted seamless inter-agency coordination, tactical precision and high standards of professionalism,” an official said.
