The encounter, which has been going on in Kokernag in the Anantnag area of Jammu and Kashmir since Wednesday morning, has wounded at least two additional Army officers.A violent battle between security forces and militants on Wednesday resulted in the deaths of two army officers and a deputy superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir.
Less than 24 hours before to their murders, an Indian Army soldier and an Army dog were shot and killed in Rajouri.
Tuesday night, late at night, the army and the police started a coordinated search operation to find the terrorists.
According to media sources, Maj General Balbir Singh, the GOC of the Victor Force, and Lt General Rajiv Ghai, the GOC of the Chinar Corps, are now keeping an eye on the activities.
As previously revealed by CNN-News18, terrorists now possess YSMS technology, which was utilized in fatal assaults in 2016 and 2019.
Four members of the security forces have so far lost their lives in the fire battle with terrorists: Colonel Manpreet Singh, Commanding Officer of the 19 Rashtriya Rifles; Major Ashish Dhonack; Deputy Superintendent Humayun Bhat; and rifleman Ravi Kumar. They are thought to have been murdered by terrorists from Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
Colonel Singh and Major Dhonchak’s coffins bearing their lifeless remains were at the Badamibagh cantonment in Srinagar on Thursday when Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha and Army’s XV Corps commander Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai paid their respects.
Yesterday, anti-Pakistan demonstrations after the murder of four security men by terrorists took place at many locations around Jammu city. The Panun Kashmir and the Eik Sanatam Bharat Dal (ESBD) honored the servicemen while calling for a huge offensive against the Jammu and Kashmir terrorist ecosystem.
