J&K: Two terrorists killed in fresh encounter with security forces in Sopore

Mangalore Today News Network

Jammu & Kashmir, November 8, 2024: Two hiding terrorists have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore area, where security forces had started a CASO (Cordon and Search Operation) on Thursday evening.

Officials said that after fresh firing in the morning on Friday, police and the security forces resumed the anti-terror operation in Sopore area of Baramulla district.

Kashmir Zone Police said, “Two terrorists have been neutralised in Sopore encounter. Identification & affiliation is being ascertained. Incriminating materials, arms & ammunition recovered. Further details shall follow."

Kashmir Zone Police tweets, "Two terrorists have been neutralised in Sopore encounter. Identification & affiliation is being ascertained. Incriminating materials, arms & ammunition recovered. Further details shall follow." pic.twitter.com/vCrRdhhgVB

— ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2024

The gunfight started on Thursday evening after the security forces started a CASO in Sagipora area of Sopore following specific Intelligence inputs about the presence of some terrorists.

The fresh encounter with terrorists comes a day after two Village Defence Group (VDG) members were killed in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Thursday. Their bodies are yet to be recovered by security forces.

The police launched a massive search operation to locate Nazir Ahmed and Kuldeep Kumar, who went to a nearby forest area to graze their cattle but did not come back. Jammu and Kashmir L-G Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah have condemned the incident.

Crackdown on terrorists

Security forces have increased operations against the terrorists in the recent past following a number of attacks carried out by the terrorists.

Two terrorists were killed in the last 48 hours, one in Lolab area of Kupwara district and another in Ketsun forests of Bandipora district by the security forces.

Terrorists killed seven people on October 20 when they attacked the workers camp of an infrastructure project company in Gagangir area of Ganderbal district.

On October 24, terrorists killed three Army soldiers and two civilian porters when they attacked an Army vehicle in Botapathri area of Gulmarg in Baramulla district.

The killings of nine civilians and three Army soldiers in the two attacks of Gagangir and Gulmarg were widely condemned.

J&K Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha said after these two attacks that those involved would have to pay a huge price.

He said every drop of civilian blood shed will be avenged.

Sopore area has been the hotbed of separatist sentiment in the past and terrorists of various outfits had been operating there for many years after 1990.

As the security forces continued their relentless pursuit against terrorism, Sopore also turned a new page by returning to the mainstream by voting in large numbers during the recently conducted J&K Assembly polls.