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Mint
24-04-2025
- Mint
J&K news: Indian Army launches joint operation with SOC in Poonch against terrorists in hiding
The Romeo Force of the Indian Army and the Special Operations Group (SOG) continued their joint operation on Thursday for the 10th consecutive day in the forest area of Lasana in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch to trace terrorists believed to be hiding in the region. The search operations started on April 15 following an exchange of fire between the security forces and terrorists on April 14. Security forces have cordoned off the area and are conducting extensive search operations in dense forest zones. According to officials, terrorists opened fire on the Romeo Force personnel, in which one of the security personnel got injured near the Lasana village located on the National Highway connecting Poonch to Jammu. Meanwhile, the security forces have heightened alertness on the Jammu-Rajouri-Pooch highway 144. Rajouri Traffic Police officer Ahmed Din said, "We are checking local cars by checking their licenses. We are not allowing a loaded truck as it may create a jam. Traffic Police are there, the District Police are there, and the Army is also supporting us. 24/7 nakas are there." Earlier on Wednesday, the Chinar Corps of the Indian Army recovered several arms and ammunition from the Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Taking to social media post on X, Chinar Corps stated that they have recovered two AK Series Rifles, five Magazines, one Pistol, ten Kgs of RCIED and other war-like stores from the district. "Update: OP TIKKA, Baramulla: Two AK Series Rifles, five Magazines, one Pistol, ten Kgs of RCIED and other war-like stores have been recovered from the site. Identity of terrorists is being ascertained," Chinar Corps posted on X on Wednesday. In the aftermath of the Pahalgam terrorist attack, the security forces had launched operations to eliminate terrorists across the Kashmir valley. Terrorists' movement near the LOC was tracked, and when they crossed the LOC at around 3 am. After a continuous exchange of fire for two hours, the security forces ambushed and neutralised two terrorists. 2 AK rifles, one 9mm Chinese pistol, magazines and large quantities of ammunition were recovered from both terrorists. "Last night, we carried out a counter-infiltration operation. For the last few days, our security forces were continuously getting information about the movement of Pakistani terrorists in the Uri sector through our intelligence agencies... On the intervening night of 22 and 23 April, at around 1 am, the Indian army got to know about the presence of terrorists at a launchpad near the Uri nallah", Brigadier Mayank Shukla of 161 Brigade told reporters. As many as 26 people were killed in the dastardly attack by terrorists on tourists in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. The attack, carried out by terrorists at Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam on Tuesday, is one of the deadliest in the Valley since the 2019 Pulwama strike in which 40 CRPF jawans were killed. The attack was one of the biggest terror attacks in the region after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. First Published: 24 Apr 2025, 10:22 AM IST
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Business Standard
24-04-2025
- Business Standard
Indian Army recovers arms, ammunition after encounter in J&K's Baramulla
In the aftermath of the Pahalgam terrorist attack, the security forces had launched operations to eliminate terrorists across the Kashmir valley ANI The Chinar Corps of the Indian Army has recovered several arms and ammunition from the Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. Taking to social media post on X, Chinar Corps stated that they have recovered two AK Series Rifles, five Magazines, one Pistol, ten Kgs of RCIED and other war-like stores from the district. "Update: OP TIKKA, Baramulla: Two AK Series Rifles, five Magazines, one Pistol, ten Kgs of RCIED and other war-like stores have been recovered from the site. Identity of terrorists is being ascertained," Chinar Corps posted on X on Wednesday. In the aftermath of the Pahalgam terrorist attack, the security forces had launched operations to eliminate terrorists across the Kashmir valley. In Baramulla, heavy exchange of fire took place between the security forces and terrorists during the counter-infiltration operation launched on Tuesday night. According to Brigadier Mayank Shukla, Commander of 161 Infantry Brigade, a counter-infiltration operation was carried out on Tuesday night. The security forces received information about the movement of Pakistani terrorists in the Uri sector. On the intervening night of April 22 and 23, the Indian army received the information about the presence of terrorists at a launchpad near the Uri Nallah. Terrorists' movement near the LOC was tracked, and when they crossed the LOC at around 3 am. After a continuous exchange of fire for two hours, the security forces ambushed and neutralised two terrorists. 2 AK rifles, one 9mm Chinese pistol, magazines and large quantities of ammunition were recovered from both terrorists. "Last night, we carried out a counter-infiltration operation. For the last few days, our security forces were continuously getting information about the movement of Pakistani terrorists in the Uri sector through our intelligence agencies... On the intervening night of 22 and 23 April, at around 1 am, the Indian army got to know about the presence of terrorists at a launchpad near the Uri nallah", Brigadier Shukla told reporters. "Our surveillance, drones, and ambush parties were redeployed and resited. Terrorists' movement near the LOC was tracked, and when they crossed the LOC at around 3 am, we ambushed and neutralised two terrorists after a firing that went on for two hours. Our security forces carried out sanitisation and search operations in this dense forest. The Jammu and Kashmir police are trying to identify them. Their weapons were recovered - 2 AK rifles, one 9mm Chinese pistol, magazines and large quantities of ammunition. Additionally, one 10kg IED has also been recovered...", he added. As many as 26 people were killed in the dastardly attack by terrorists on tourists in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. The attack, carried out by terrorists at Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam on Tuesday, is one of the deadliest in the Valley since the 2019 Pulwama strike in which 40 CRPF jawans were killed. The attack was one of the biggest terror attacks in the region after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Hindustan Times
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
As passes open, security forces ready to thwart more infiltration attempts across LoC
The infiltration bid in Baramulla in which the army killed two militants comes almost a month after the forces had killed an unidentified militant in the forests of neighbouring Kupwara district in north Kashmir near the Line of Control. Officials said that not many infiltration bids were made into Kashmir through LoC this year owing to winter, though there are more chances now owing to increase in temperatures in spring and less snowfall this year in Uri. 'On March 17, a terrorist was killed in Handwara in a known transit route of infiltrators and today two infiltrators were killed in Uri. Today's infiltration comes as spring has set in, passes have started to open amid less snowfall in Uri,' a police official said. From the past four to five years, especially after India and Pakistan renewed their ceasefire on the LoC in 2021, there has been a decline in the attempts of infiltration. There has been an enhanced alert among the forces to nip any attempts of infiltration in early spring. The security officials say that for the past year or two the infiltration from Kashmir side has decreased but the forces are not letting their guard down. While talking about today's infiltration, Brigadier Mayank Shukla, commander of 161 Infantry brigade, said that they were getting inputs from intelligence agencies about the movement of Pakistani terrorists across the Uri sector for the past few days. 'Their motive was any big incident in the Uri sector and affect peace and development in Kashmir. Keeping this in mind, the army and police had enhanced their vigilance in the area putting focus on land and air surveillance,' he said. He said that the ground anti-infiltration grid has also been strengthened. 'We will continue our efforts for peace in the region,' he said. Earlier, former General Officer Commanding (GoC) of army's 15 Corps, Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai while relinquishing his office in October last year said there was a change in strategy by the opponents across the border in terms of infiltration from Jammu region rather than from Kashmir.
Hindustan Times
24-04-2025
- Hindustan Times
Infiltration bid foiled along LoC in Baramulla; 2 terrorists killed
Two terrorists were killed along the Line of Control in Baramulla district of north Kashmir on Wednesday, army officials said, adding that a large quantity of weapons were recovered from the site. An encounter broke out at round 1am on Wednesday after the Indian Army received inputs about the presence of terrorists near the Uri nallah, Army officials said. Commander of 161 Infantry Brigade Brigadier Mayank Shukla said that they were continuously getting information about the movement of Pakistani terrorists in the Uri sector over the last few days. 'On the intervening night of April 22 and 23, at around 1am, the Indian Army got to know about the presence of terrorists at a launchpad near the Uri nallah. Our surveillance, drones, and ambush parties were redeployed,' he said. He said that the movement of terrorists near the LoC was tracked. 'When they crossed the LoC at around 3 am, we ambushed and neutralised two terrorists in firing that went on for two hours,' he said. '(In the) heavy exchange of fire between security forces and terrorists, two terrorists have been eliminated, infiltration bid foiled by the security forces in the ongoing operation. Large quantity of weapons, ammunition and other war-like stores have been recovered,' Chinar Corps said in an update on X. The army carried out sanitisation and search operation in the forest area while the J&K police is trying to identify the slain terrorists. 'Two AK rifles, one 9mm Chinese pistol, magazines and large quantities of ammunition were recovered while a 10kg IED has also been recovered,' the officer said.
