Operation Trinetra: A large search operation to track ultras in the forested Kandi area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district has entered the third day on Sunday. Till now, no contemporary contact has been established with holed-up terrorists.
Earlier, 5 Army personnel have been martyred and a terrorist was killed in Rajouri as a bunch of terrorists carried out an assault on civilians in Dhangri village. During this, a major-rank officer was injured in the operation.
Five troopers misplaced their lives
While the 5 troopers misplaced their lives in an explosion triggered by the terrorists when the forces moved in to flush out ultras in the Kesari hill forest on Friday morning, the terrorist was gunned down the following morning after he alongside together with his one other affiliate was confronted shortly after midnight.
“There was no fresh contact with the terrorists after Saturday’s encounter. The area witnessed heavy rains in the evening (Saturday) but the operation is on and the area remains under tight security cordon with all escape routes plugged,” a senior safety official mentioned.
Army, police and CRPF personnel are deployed in the operation area
He additional knowledgeable that Army, police and CRPF personnel are deployed in the operation area and are engaged in an enormous combing operation to track down the terrorists.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday reached Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district the place 5 Army personnel have been killed and one major-rank officer was wounded in a blast triggered by terrorists. According to officers, Rajnath Singh was accompanied by Army chief General Manoj Pande whereas visiting the operation web site which is presently underway in Kandi forest area.
The 5 troopers have been killed in an explosion triggered by terrorists throughout an anti-terror operation by the Army on Friday (May 5) in the Kandi forest area of Rajouri district. Defence Minister additionally interacted with troopers on the Army Base Camp in Rajouri.
