J-K: 2 militants killed; encounters underway in Baramulla, Rajouri

In one of the encounters, a militant was killed in Baramulla and the exchange of fire is on in an encounter which is underway in Kandi forest in Rajouri where five Army men have lost their lives on Friday.

Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir): At least one militant has been gunned down in an ongoing encounter in the Karhama Kunzer area of Baramulla, officials said on Saturday. Kashmir Zone Police said the terrorist was linked with the proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). The slain terrorist has been identified as Abid Wani hailing from Kulgam. The police said that incriminating materials, including an AK 47 rifle, were recovered from the terrorist.

Meanwhile, One terrorist was killed, and another was injured in an encounter that broke out between security forces and terrorists in Rajouri's Kandi forest where contact with terrorists has been established, said the Defence PRO Jammu. The exchange of fire began when a joint team of Police and army had launched a nocturnal cordon and search operation in Karhama Kunzer in Baramulla.

In a tweet, Kashmir Zone Police said, "#Encounter has started at Karhama Kunzer area of #Baramulla. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice." A total of five soldiers lost their lives in the ongoing anti-terror operation in the Kandi area of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri, officials had said on Friday.

"Three more soldiers who were injured earlier have unfortunately succumbed to their injuries. A total of five soldiers have lost their lives in the joint operation in Rajouri, J&K," the officials added. According to them, the operations are still in progress. Indian Army is conducting relentless intelligence-based operations to flush out a group of terrorists involved in an ambush on an army truck in the Tota Gali area of Bhata Dhurian in the Jammu region, an official release stated.

"On specific information about the presence of terrorists in the Kandi Forest in the Rajouri Sector, a joint operation was launched on May 3, 2023. At about 7:30 am on May 5, 2023, a search team established contact with a group of terrorists well entrenched in a cave. The area is thickly vegetated with rocky and steep cliffs," it read.

As per initial reports, a group of terrorists are trapped in the area. There is a likelihood of casualties in the terrorist groups as well.