Two militants killed in Bandipora encounter
19/06/2018
SRINAGAR, June 18: Two militants were killed in a gunbattle with security forces in Bandipora district today, the Army said.
The operation comes a day after the Centre announced its decision not to extend the ceasefire in the state.
An Army official said that security forces launched an anti-militancy operation in Bandipora district this morning following information about presence of militants in the area.
He said two militants have been killed so far even as the operation continues to be in progress.
The identity and group affiliation of the slain militants was not immediately known.
Security forces have adopted a proactive approach setting up check barriers at various places across the valley including the summer capital of the state.
Police and other security agencies were carrying out random checks of vehicles entering the city at various places.
The intensification in the area domination operations and checking of vehicles comes in the wake of significant rise in number of attacks on security forces in the city during the month of Ramzan.
This is the first terror attack in the strife-torn state after the Centre announced to not extend the ceasefire and directed security forces to resume operations against the terrorists.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Sunday urged security forces to take all necessary actions as earlier to prevent terrorists from launching attacks and indulging in violence and killings.
Since past few days, Jammu and Kashmir have been witnessing a huge spurt in terror attacks.
Two police personnel and one civilian were injured in a terrorist attack at a police patrolling party in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar on Friday.
On Thursday, two bike-borne terrorists attacked a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and snatched his rifle near Sadora Railway Station in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district.
Further, terrorists opened fire at a joint checkpoint of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and state police near Pulwama's Gangoo area on Thursday morning.
An army personnel and two terrorists were killed in an encounter at a forest area of north Kashmir's Bandipora district.
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