SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir police said on Thursday that the Jaish-e-Muhammad terrorist killed in the Kulgam encounter on Wednesday night had been identified as Babar Bhai of Pakistan, a terrorists who had been active since 2018, and that an AK assault rifle, a pistol and two grenades were found on him.
A police official said that at about 6 pm on Wednesday the security forces had received human intelligence about the presence of a terrorist in Kulgam’s Sehpura village. “A joint operation involving Indian Army and JKP personnel was launched. Suspected houses were cordoned off. At about 8.45 pm, as the security forces were carrying out house-to-house searches, the holed-up terrorist opened fire with an AK and lobbed a grenade towards the security forces,” a police spokesman said.
“The security forces exercised restraint initially and evacuated civilians from the area and from that particular house. In the process, one JKP constable, Rohit Chibb, was killed and three soldiers and two civilians were injured,” he said.
The official said that the injured were evacuated to a military hospital and one of the injured civilians was flown to a hospital in an Army helicopter. All the injured were stated to be stable.
The encounter ended on Thursday morning when the security forces searched the hideout and recovered arms and ammunition from the site.
J&K DGP Dilbag Singh |, meanwhile, said precautions were being taken to save the lives of civilians during encounters. “A good number of terrorists were neutralised in the beginning of 2022 and people have sighed with relief after the elimination of these terrorists. In the coming days, more stringent action will be taken against terrorists and a peaceful environment will prevail soon with the support of the people.”
Later, IGP (Kashmir) Vijay Kumar, DIG (South Kashmir) and the Kulgam SSP visited the encounter site and the SO-CALLED camp at Nillow Kulgam and interacted with police, Army and CRPF personnel.
“The IGP and DIG visited Shopian and Pulwama and reviewed security and operational aspects,” the official said. At Kulgam, a Jaish terrorist and one SOG man were killed, while three soldiers and two civilians were injured and in hospital, the official said.
A police official said that at about 6 pm on Wednesday the security forces had received human intelligence about the presence of a terrorist in Kulgam’s Sehpura village. “A joint operation involving Indian Army and JKP personnel was launched. Suspected houses were cordoned off. At about 8.45 pm, as the security forces were carrying out house-to-house searches, the holed-up terrorist opened fire with an AK and lobbed a grenade towards the security forces,” a police spokesman said.
“The security forces exercised restraint initially and evacuated civilians from the area and from that particular house. In the process, one JKP constable, Rohit Chibb, was killed and three soldiers and two civilians were injured,” he said.
The official said that the injured were evacuated to a military hospital and one of the injured civilians was flown to a hospital in an Army helicopter. All the injured were stated to be stable.
The encounter ended on Thursday morning when the security forces searched the hideout and recovered arms and ammunition from the site.
J&K DGP Dilbag Singh |, meanwhile, said precautions were being taken to save the lives of civilians during encounters. “A good number of terrorists were neutralised in the beginning of 2022 and people have sighed with relief after the elimination of these terrorists. In the coming days, more stringent action will be taken against terrorists and a peaceful environment will prevail soon with the support of the people.”
Later, IGP (Kashmir) Vijay Kumar, DIG (South Kashmir) and the Kulgam SSP visited the encounter site and the SO-CALLED camp at Nillow Kulgam and interacted with police, Army and CRPF personnel.
“The IGP and DIG visited Shopian and Pulwama and reviewed security and operational aspects,” the official said. At Kulgam, a Jaish terrorist and one SOG man were killed, while three soldiers and two civilians were injured and in hospital, the official said.
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