An encounter between terrorists and security forces has been going on since Thursday night in Sopore of Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir. There were reports of 2-3 terrorists hiding here, after which a search operation was carried out.
According to reports, firing took place throughout the night in Panipora and Sagipora areas of Sopore. Firing started once again between the army and the terrorists from Friday morning.
Earlier on Thursday, terrorists killed 2 village defense guards in Adhwari area of Kishtwar. The police said that the militants abducted a village defense guard who had gone to graze cattle in Munjala Dhar forest and opened fire on him.
The deceased have been identified as Nazir Ahmed and Kuldeep Kumar, village defense guards of Ohli-Kuntwada. The army is conducting a search operation to find the terrorists.
This picture of dead bodies of village defense guards has been shared by KT group.
Kashmir Tigers, an ally of Jaish, claimed responsibility for the attack The Kashmir Tigers faction of terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed has claimed responsibility for the attack and killing of the village guard. The Kashmir Tigers shared pictures of the dead bodies of the defense guards on social media, in which both were bleeding from the mouth. Both were also blindfolded. It is written in the post – this war will continue till the independence of Kashmir.
Kashmir Tigers claim- Defense Guards were chasing Mujahideen
The Kashmir Tigers wrote in X that both village defense guards were chasing the Mujahideen of the Kashmir Tigers. Both guards were caught red-handed and killed. You can see the record of Kashmir Tigers. We have never killed any common Hindu. We are fighting against the Indian Army. It is being seen that some people want to join the Village Defense Guard and become a tool of the Indian Army. They should learn from today's incident.
CM expressed grief, LG said- will take revenge
- CM Omar, Farooq Abdullah: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference said that such incidents of barbaric violence are becoming a hindrance to peace in Jammu and Kashmir.
- LG Manoj Sinha: No words are enough to condemn the Kishtwar attack. I express my condolences to the families of the brave sons who lost their lives in this cowardly attack. We are determined to destroy all terrorist organizations and avenge this attack.
7 attacks in last 7 days
Terrorist attacks have increased in Jammu and Kashmir since Omar Abdullah became the chief minister. In the last 7 days there have been 7 attacks including ongoing encounters in Sopore, Baramulla and village defense guards.
- November 5: A terrorist was killed in an encounter in Bandipora. Police and army personnel conducted a search operation.
- 3 November: A grenade blast took place in the Sunday market near the tourist reception center in Srinagar on Sunday. In which 12 people were injured. Immediately after the incident, the entire area was cordoned off to nab the attackers.
- 3 Encounters on November 1-2: Within 36 hours, there were 3 encounters between army and terrorists in Srinagar, Bandipora and Anantnag. Army commander killed in Srinagar. Army has killed 2 terrorists in Anantnag.
- 28 October: 3 terrorists killed in Akhnoor. Terrorists fired at an army ambulance near LoC. After this they ran towards the forest. No army personnel were injured in the encounter which lasted for 5 hours.
- 24 October: Terrorists attacked an army vehicle in Baramulla. In which three jawans were martyred. Two laborers also died. The PAFF organization claimed responsibility for the attack.
- October 24: A non-Kashmiri laborer was shot dead by militants in Batgund of south Kashmir's Pulwama district. The worker was injured in the firing.
- October 20: A doctor from Kashmir, an engineer from MP and 5 laborers from Punjab-Bihar lost their lives in Ganderbal's Sonmarg. The Resistance Front (TRF), an army outfit, took responsibility for this.
- October 16 : A non-local youth was shot dead by militants in Shopian. After the attack, a search operation was conducted to find the terrorists in the area.
On November 2, the army killed top army commander Usman alias Chhota Waleed in Srinagar.
Terrorist aide arrested Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Police along with Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and 92 Battalion of 22RR also arrested an accomplice of the terrorists on November 5. He has been identified as Ashiq Hussain Wani, a resident of Tuzar Sharif in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir. Police recovered one pistol, seven live rounds and one magazine from his possession.
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