Gunfight at Bajaad village in Gandoh area started at 9.50am amid intensified search and cordon operation following twin terror attacks in Doda district on June 11 and 12. A terrorist was kill by security forces in an ongoing encounter in a forest area in J&K’s Doda district on Wednesday.
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Gunfight Erupts in Bajaad Village Amid Joint Search Operation
The gunfight started at Bajaad village in Gandoh area around 9.50am amid an intensified search and cordon operation by the police along with the army and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) following twin terrorist attacks in the hill district on June 11 and 12, police officials said.
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Terrorist Killed in Fierce Gunfight as Security Forces Intensify Operations
Six security personnel were injure when terrorists attack a joint check post at Chattargalla on June 11, while a policeman was injure in a gunfight with terrorists at Kota top in Gandoh area the next day. After the twin attacks, security forces intensified their anti-terrorist operations and announced a cash reward of ₹5 lakh each on four Pakistani terrorists believed to have infiltrated and operating in the district.
The police, assisted by security forces, launched an operation in the village of Sinoo panchayat on Wednesday morning but came under heavy fire from the terrorists hiding in a ‘dhok’ (mud house), the official said, adding that one terrorist was kill in the retaliatory fire after he came out and opened fire on the search parties.
Search operation underway in Reasi
A search operation is underway in a forest area in Reasi district also following suspicious movement of armed persons, officials said on Wednesday.
The search was conducted in the Kanda-Poni area, where terrorists opened fire on a 53-seater bus carrying pilgrims when it was en route to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra from the Shiv Khori temple on June 9. The bus, ferrying pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi, rolled down a gorge following the gunfire, killing nine people and injuring 41 others. Locals reported the suspected movement of three armed persons in the Kanda area on Tuesday evening, prompting the army, CRPF and police to launch the search operation.
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