An encounter is going on between militants and security forces in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir. Today is the third day of the encounter, in which security forces have also killed another terrorist in several hours of firing. The slain terrorist has been identified as Wilayat alias Sajjad Afghani, the top commander of Jaish-e-Mohammed. Kashmir Zone IG Vijay Kumar congratulated the security forces for this successful operation. He said that the killing of Sajjad is a big success for the security forces. Earlier on Sunday, Jahang terrorist Narpora resident Jahangir Ahmed Wani was shot dead. From which M-4 carbine, magazine, Rs 9600 cash and other material was recovered. A policeman and a civilian were injured during the operation. At the same time, three houses were also damaged.
Please tell that on Saturday evening, the security forces were informed about the presence of terrorists in Rawalpora village. After this, the army, CRPF and police laid siege to the whole area. Around 8 pm, the terrorists started firing on the security forces and tried to escape by breaking the cordon. During this time, six civilians were taken hostage by the terrorists.
However, all the citizens were evacuated at night. The operation was postponed by the security forces after it turned dark at night, but all routes to exit the village were closed. As soon as Sunday morning, the security forces started an operation and killed a terrorist. According to police records, Jahangir, a terrorist killed, was active since September 2020 and was involved in a number of terrorist incidents. It also included cases of attacks on security forces and harassment of civilians.
The crowd reached to interrupt the operation
During the encounter, a group of miscreants tried to disrupt. But vigilant security forces repulsed these mischievous elements using force. Some people have also been hurt.
Internet shutdown in Shopian To
stop the spread of rumors during the ongoing operation in Rawalpora, internet service has been stopped. The security forces have appealed people not to go around the encounter site. Please tell that by March 15 this year, 13 terrorists have been eliminated.
year Killed terrorists
2018 257
2019 157
2020 221
2021 13 (until 15 March)
