3 terrorists killed in Baramulla encounter

SRINAGAR/JAMMU: At least three terrorists were killed in an ongoing encounter in Tapper Kreeri area of Baramulla district on Saturday, officials said, while an Indian Army JCO sustained gunshot injuries while intercepting infiltrators in Kalal area of Noushera sector, Rajouri district.

IGP (Kashmir zone) VK Birdi said the identities of the three militants killed in the Baramulla encounter were yet to be ascertained.

The Baramulla shootout, which began on Friday, was halted overnight and resumed Saturday morning. The operation, launched by a joint security forces team, continues. The encounter had started after militants had opened fire at security force personnel conducting a search operation on Friday.

Although security force personnel had seen the bodies of some militants, the precise number of those killed in Baramulla was still being determined.

Officials speaking about the Noushera action said “Army troops had noticed some suspected terrorists and challenged them, leading to a gunfight which continued for some time”. They said the terrorists had fled into a nearby forest and a massive search operation was on to track and neutralise them. This is the second infiltration attempt by terrorists in Noushera in the past week. Earlier, two heavily armed terrorists had been killed near the LoC in Laam area, Noushera sector, on Sept 9.

Meanwhile, police refuted on Saturday media reports suggesting that hundreds of boys had been detained before the assembly elections.Srinagar police issued a statement saying only those with grave cases registered against them were in preventive detention to ensure a free and fair election.

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