Jammu and Kashmir: Three Encounters Underway, One Terrorist Gunned Down in Dooru, Several Terrorists Trapped in Chadoora & Noorbagh
According to a tweet by ANI, one terrorist has been killed in the encounter in Dooru and the search operation is currently underway. Reports inform that the firing has stopped.
Srinagar, September 27: Three simultaneous encounters are underway between terrorists and security personnel in several areas of Jammu and Kashmir. The encounters have been reported from Dooru Shahabad in Anantnag district, Noorbagh in Srinagar city, and Chadoora in Budgam district. According to a tweet by ANI, one terrorist has been killed in the encounter in Dooru and the search operation is currently underway. Reports inform that the firing has stopped.
The gunfight began after the security forces received inputs about the presence of militants, following which they launched a search and cordon operation. According to the latest update by ANI, one terrorist has been killed and one security personnel has lost his life in an encounter in Anantnag's Gazigund.
In a separate incident, an encounter between security forces and terrorists broke out in Noorbagh on outskirts of Srinagar city on Thursday morning. According to a tweet by ANI, two terrorists are believed to be holed up. In the wake of the encounters, internet services have been suspended in Noorbagh and Dooru Shahabad. Jammu and Kashmir Encounter: Security Forces Gun Down Two Terrorists in Tujjar.
Furthermore, a third encounter is underway between security personnel and terrorists in Budgam's Chadoora town. On Tuesday, one terrorist was gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Sopore. The terrorist was identified as a top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander who was active in north Kashmir for the past three years, police informed. The police identified him as Abu Maaz, a Pakistani national.
The incident comes days after three Jammu and Kashmir SPOs were abducted by the terrorists from Shopian district and killed on September 21. The bodies of two Special Police Officers (SPOs) and a constable were recovered from an orchard in Wangam area of Jammu and Kashmir.
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