Jammu, July 18: Four terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Tuesday, officials said.
A joint operation was launched by the Army and police in the Sindhara top area of the Surankote belt on Monday night which led to a firefight, they said.
Around 5 am on Tuesday, the gunfight resumed in which four terrorists were killed, said Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Jammu Zone, Mukesh Singh.
The White Knight Corps, in a tweet, said, “Operation Trinetra II. In a major cordon and search operation, acting on specific intelligence, four terrorists were eliminated in a joint operation by the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police near Sindarah and Maidana villages in Surankote tehsil of Poonch district.”
Four AK-47 rifles, two pistols and other materials were also recovered, it said, adding, “Elimination of these terrorists has avoided major terrorist initiated incidents in Rajouri and Poonch area.”
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