Anantnag, 8 June: With the killing of nine militants in the last 24 hours in the Shopian district, DIG South Kashmir Atul Goel Monday said the “successful encounters is a big jolt to militancy”.
“The killing of more militants of different outfits is a big success to security forces and it is a big jolt to militancy in South Kashmir,” DIG South Kashmir Atal Goel told news agency.
Goel claimed that successful encounters will bring peace in south Kashmir. “The lives of civilians are saved as they don’t visit encounter sites now,” he said.
“Huge arms and ammunition were recovered from encounter site in Pinjoora area in Shopian district,” the DIG said.
On Specific inputs about the hiding of militants in Pinjoora area in Shopian, the Joint team of 44RR, SoG, and CRPF Monday launched a cordon and search operation in the area. Hiding militants opened fired on search party which was retaliated by security forces thus triggered an encounter. In this encounter, four militants were killed.
Pertinently, Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar on Monday took to Twitter to congratulate security forces after 4 militants were killed in an encounter in Shopian district.
In a tweet IGP said “9 militants including two commanders neutralised in less than 24 hrs. Proud of #Team Kashmir which includes JKP and SFs”.
(Inputs from news agency KINS)
