Infiltration bid foiled, terrorist killed in Baramulla
#Two JeM Over Ground Workers arrested in Handwara
20/08/2018
SRINAGAR, Aug 19: The security forces on Sunday foiled an infiltration bid and gunned down one terrorist Baramulla district. The operation is still in progress.
This comes a day after the security forces killed three terrorists and successfully foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Tangdhar sector of Kupwara district.
Confirming the news, Director General of Police (DGP), Jammu and Kashmir, SPVaid said via a tweet, "Three terrorists killed by Army while infiltrating in Tangdhar sector of Kupwara today.”
On August 9, the security forces gunned down five terrorists in an encounter in the Baramulla district.
However, Two Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) Over Ground Workers (OGW) were arrested Handwara region of Kupwara district.
Two JeM Over Ground Workers arrested in Handwara Arms and ammunition were also seized during a joint operation by Handwara police and 30 Rashtriya Rifles, said reports.
In July, a Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist and an over the ground worker of the banned terror outfit were arrested in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar on Sunday. A huge cache of arms and ammunition was also recovered from the duo. On June 24, two over-ground workers of terrorist group Hizbul Mujahideen were arrested and a live grenade was recovered from them in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district. The two have been identified as Amin Ahmad Sofi, a resident of Charligund Awantipora and Tanveer Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Chechikot Awantipora.
[J&K: Hizbul terrorist and an over the ground worker arrested in Kishtwar]
Police investigation of the June 24 arrest revealed that they were assisting terrorist Hamad Khan in Tral area. They were involved in the grenade attack at Goriwan Chowk in the Bijbehara area on May 23 this year in which 10 civilians were injured.
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