Syed Tahir Bukhari
KUPWARA, Aug 19: A militant was gunned down by security forces in an encounter at Balwan sector in Karnah area of north Kashmir's Kupwara district on Tuesday morning.
A senior army official said that army's 5/5 GR launched a massive search operation following the suspicious movement at Dhanni forest area along the Line of Control.
As the army intensified the combing operation, the militants hiding in the area opened fire upon the forces, he said, adding that the fire was retaliated ensuing a brief encounter. "During an encounter a militant was killed and the body along with an AK-47 rifle was recovered from the site", he said.
Meanwhile, a case under FIR no. 61/2014 under section 307, 302 RPC and 7/27 IA Act registered in Police Station Karnah and further investigations taken up, a police official said. It is pertinent to mention here that fortnight back some militants were gunned down by soldiers who were trying to ex filtrate to the other side of the Line of Control (LOC).
However Sources had believed that there may be some more militants hiding in the forest, police and army has started a massive search operation to track down the militants who are roaming here and there to ex- filtrate to the other side of Line of Control from last one week. "The militant group after having completed their tenure in the valley was now trying to ex-filtrate to the Pakistan-administered Kashmir side following the directions of militant commanders based in PaK, sources had said.
Srinagar-based defence spokesperson had said that large quantity of arms and ammunition was recovered from the encounter site which include AK 47 (08), AK 47 (16), GPS (03), Campos (03), Binocular (01), Quilt (05), Matrix Sheet (04), Map sheet (04-E 38 to 92 & N 42 to 92) and some Pak made eatable items. However a senior army official had confirmed that 4 militants have been killed in an encounter near LoC in Keran sector since last evening and whose identity has not been immediately known. Meanwhile the search operation in the area is still going on, the official added. |
