Two terrorists were killed in an encounter near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday, according to officials. The gunfight erupted in the Keran sector of the north Kashmir district, with the exchange of fire still ongoing. Further details are awaited as the situation unfolds.
Earlier in the day, an army jawan was injured in a gunbattle with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district. The encounter started in Jaddan Bata village in the Kastigarh area around 2 am. This incident followed a tragic event in which four Army personnel, including an officer, were killed while fighting terrorists in the Doda district. The fallen soldiers were identified as Captain Brijesh Thapa, Naik D. Rajesh, Sepoy Bijendra, and Sepoy Ajay, all of whom laid down their lives in the line of duty.
In response to these events, security forces have launched a massive crackdown against the terror network in the region. The “Kashmir Tigers,” a shadow group of the Pakistan-backed terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), claimed responsibility for the July 16 attack.
The security forces in Jammu and Kashmir are on high alert following a recent surge in terror attacks in the Jammu region over the past few weeks. On July 14, the Indian Army foiled an infiltration bid along the LoC in Kupwara district, resulting in the deaths of three terrorists. On July 6, six terrorists were killed by security forces in twin gunfights in Kulgam district, although two soldiers also lost their lives during the encounters.
Most recently, on June 26 in Doda, three terrorists were killed in a gunfight with security forces. The confrontation occurred after the Army cordoned off a hideout containing four terrorists, leading to the deaths of three.