Srinagar:

The operation against terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Kupwara district ended on Thursday with the killing of one terrorist and recovery of arms and ammunition from the slain militants, officials said.

“The operation against terrorists in Lolab area of Kupwara district ended, resulting in elimination of one militant and recovery of one AK Rifle, two hand grenades, four AK magazines, ammunition and other war-like stores”, officials said on Thursday.

The operation in Lolab area started on Tuesday and one terrorist was killed in this operation on Wednesday.

One terrorist was also killed in Ketsun forests of Bandipora district on Tuesday, but the Bandipora operation is still going on.

Ever since an elected government took office in J&K, terrorists have increased their activities and the Intelligence agencies believe the terror handlers sitting across the border in Pakistan have been frustrated due to the largely people participative and peaceful Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in J&K.

On November 2, a top commander of the LeT identified as Usman Bhai alias Chota Waleed of Pakistan was killed after a day-long gunfight in the old Srinagar city Khanyar area.

Two local policemen and two CRPF troopers were injured in the Khanyar gunfight.

Last month, terrorists killed six workers of an infrastructure project company and a local doctor in the Gagangir area of the Ganderbal district.

The workers were building a tunnel from Gagangir to Sonamarg tourist resort to make the Srinagar-Sonamarg an all-weather road and generate economic growth and employment in the area.

Those killed in the Gagangir attack included six non-local workers and a local doctor belonging to the Budgam district.

Later, terrorists killed three Army soldiers and two porters in the Botapathri area of Gulmarg in Baramulla district.

Terrorists have also targeted non-local semi-skilled workers in Shopian and Budgam districts although the terrorist targets escaped with minor injuries.

Lieutenant-Governor, Manoj Sinha has given clear orders to police and other security forces to go after terrorists, their harbourers, sympathisers and overground workers.

The occurrence of terrorist attacks in places hitherto believed to be free of militancy has been a worrisome development for the security forces as a single terror related incident disturbs peace that has been painstakingly achieved by the security forces who made huge sacrifices for the integrity of the country.

Meanwhile, adopting a tough posture, LG Sinha said on Tuesday that those houses would be destroyed where shelter is provided to the terrorists.

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Srinagar:

Security forces have foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district by killing a terrorist, officials said on Monday. 

The infiltration bid in Jumagund area of the Keran sector was foiled on Sunday night.

The terrorist’s body was recovered during a search in the area on Monday morning, they. 

The search operation was still underway, the officials added.

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Srinagar:

Five Lashkar terrorists were killed today during a counter infiltration operation by police and army along the Line of Control or LoC in Jammu and Kashmir, said police

The encounter took place in Machil sector of Kupwara district today. In the initial shootout today, two terrorists were killed and in the ensuing gun battle three more terrorists were shot dead, police said.

According to police, the killed terrorists belonged to Lashkar-e-Toiba ( LeT).

Increasingly, the police are also being used in the counter infiltration operations, which was earlier done exclusively by the army.

The operation is still underway.

Dilbag Singh, Director General of J&K police, said that 16 terrorist launching pads are still operational across the LoC and there are efforts to push in terrorists from Pakistan.

A meeting of top officials of Jammu and Kashmir and security agencies was held at the headquarters of the 15 Corps in Srinagar on Wednesday.

The role of foreign terrorists in Kashmir was one of the big talking points at the meeting.

“The number of foreign terrorists has gone up again as local recruitments have gone down drastically,” said an official.

Out of 46 terrorists killed in the Union Territory this year, 37 were Pakistanis and only nine were locals, official figures reveal. This is the first time in the 33 years of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir that the number of foreign terrorists killed is four times as high as local terrorists. 

About 130 terrorists are operating in the Valley currently, of which half are foreign terrorists, says the Ministry of Home Affairs.