Jammu: Two terrorists affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit have been killed in an ongoing operation within the higher reaches of Basantgarh in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Wednesday, the Military mentioned.
This was the primary profitable operation towards the terrorists within the dense forest which witnessed over half-a-dozen encounters up to now six months, claiming the lives of a village defence guard on April 28 and a CRPF inspector on August 19.
Officers mentioned yet one more terrorist is believed to be trapped within the operation space at Khandara prime and efforts are on to neutralize him.
The operation was collectively launched by Military’s first para and police and the primary contact with the terrorists was established at round 12.50 pm, the officers mentioned.
“Two terrorists neutralized within the ongoing operation at Khandara by troops of Rising Star Corps. Operations in progress,” the Military mentioned in a put up on X. (PTI)