- By Raju Kumar
- Thu, 15 May 2025 11:28 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Pulwama Encounter: Three terrorists were killed in an encounter between security forces and ultras in the Tral area of Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday morning. In an X post, Kashmir Zone Police said that the gunfight was underway.
"Encounter has started at Nader, Tral area of Awantipora. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow," the post read.
"OP NADER, Awantipora On 15 May 2025, based on specific intelligence input from Int agency, a Cordon & Search Operation was launched by #IndianArmy, @JmuKmrPolice and @crpf_srinagar at Nader, Tral, Awantipora. Suspicious activity was observed by vigilant troops and on being challenged, terrorists opened heavy fire and fierce gunfight ensued. Operation is in progress," wrote the Chinar Corps of the Indian Army.
3 Terrorists Killed In Shopian
The development comes a day after the Indian Army, in a joint operation with the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Central Reserve Police Force, killed three terrorists, including the local commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba/The Resistance Front (LeT/TRF), after an encounter.
The operation began on May 13, and security forces recovered AK series rifles, a large quantity of ammunition, grenades, and other war-like stores.
In a post on X, the Indian Army's Additional Directorate General of Public Information (ADG PI) said, "Based on inputs from intelligence agencies about the presence of terrorists in the Keller Forest of #Shopian District, Jammu & Kashmir, a joint operation was launched by #IndianArmy, @ Jmukmrpolice, and CRPF on 13 May 2025, resulting in the neutralisation of three hardcore terrorists, including the local commander of LeT/TRF, after an intense encounter.
According to the Indian Army, the neutralised terrorists were actively involved in recent terror activities in the region.
"The three were actively involved in recent terror activities in the region. Recoveries from the operation include AK series rifles, a large quantity of ammunition, grenades, and other war-like stores," ADG PI added.
The operation comes on the heels of India achieving stupendous success in Operation Sindoor, where precision strikes destroyed terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and eliminated nearly 100 terror operatives at key bases in Pakistan. Among the targets were Bhawalpur, the headquarters of Jaish, and Muridke, a key training base of Lashkar.
Notably, the Resistance Front (TRF) group is actively involved in the insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir and is designated as a terrorist organisation in India. The outfit is believed to be a part of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan-based UN-designated terrorist group.
The TRF has claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 people were killed.
(With ANI Inputs)
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