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Inspector General of Police, Jammu Zone, K Rajendra Kumar said, “The encounter is going on and the Batidhar forest remains cordoned off from all sides.”
“Some top militants of Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Toiba are suspected to be taking shelter in concrete hideouts, built deep inside the forest area,” the IGP added.
One Special Police Officer (SPO) of J-K Police, Naresh Kumar, and a jawan of the Indian Army, Naik R K Singh, have been killed in the encounter so far. Four terrorists, too, have been killed.
One Junior Commissioned Officer Rakesh Kumar is also suspected to have been killed, though the Army authorities are still terming him missing.
Sources said that there was not much exchange of fire on Sunday owing to harsh weather conditions but a few underground concrete hideouts were destroyed with the security forces looking for the remaining hideouts in the forest.
Apart from Romeo Force’s 29th unit and 26 Rashtriya Rifles and Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police, the authorities have rushed para units of special forces to the area besides some additional troops, sources said.
Police have arrested a retired Assistant Sub-Inspector Muzaffar Shah from Bhati Dhar for helping the militants in taking shelter in the area, they said, adding that Shah had retired in 2003.
The operation started around 4 pm on January 1.
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This is a sensitive issue. Our policemen helping them with shelter is unjust. There should be highest order of sentence for any individual engaging in activities that are against National interest. This encounter should be set as an example for not only infiltrators but also for those helping them in their henious intentions. The New CM
Ho long we will loose our brave soldgers.Only war is the answer for such type of terrorism.Look at the best expamles of Iserial and Shreelanka.Rajeev Rathkanthiwar.
indian airforce should come into action...else it will be a great loss...JK is our land...we have the rights ...suitable steps has to be taken... we need to take action and make india a terrorist free nation before urging PAK to take suitable action against them...
Just call the Airfoece into action and started--- the Terrorists but plz donot let our men sacrifice their lives. In JEHADI they can sacrifice but why should we. Plz call the special commandos into action
lack of political will is evident otherwise why not use Air power?the appeasement continues.......Be ruthless with the terrorists God damn it !!!!
why doesn't the indian air force bomb the terrorrists from the air
Post Mumbai terror attacks, everyone praised the heroic role of our forces in neutralizing the enemy. The electronic media ran special segments to commemorate the heroic efforts of the men who laid their lives. But shouldn’t they also do it for the ones who lose their lives in encounters in terrorist-torn Kashmir. The media should do it for every one of them, or don’t do it at all!
The loss of lives, which the militants manage to inflict is surprising. Since it is forest area with little possibility of collateral damage, the security forces should use heavy artillery to blast the hideouts and reduce their own losses. It is also surprising how concrete caves were built and occupied by the militatants in the thick of the forest without anybody ever noticing them.
The head should have been that "Pak sponsored war enters 2nd month" because what happened on 26/11 is iindeed a war on India, although to which our political formation at Indraprasht is yet to respond, may be awaiting Uncle Sam's nod. Such fierce resistence to the present shows that there are large number of terrorists. The army should use helicopter gunships and destroy the bunkers and structure where militants are hiding./
Salute to all the Army jawans who sacrifice their lives for our nation. The citizens of Bharat will remain indebted to you forever... Jai Hind.
It is very surprising that why Indian Government not taking up with Pakistan on this subject also. Because, it is very clear that terrorists are fighting with Indian force in Jammu border with the help of Pakistani arny, Pakistani administration and Pakistani people in overall. So, we should not only stick to the handing over of terrorists responsible for Mumbai Bomb blast, but paralely, these points should be raised in the international forum and also directly with Pakistani counterpart.
Loosing soldiers for such incidents can not be tolrated and I am not sure why Air force is not being included to burst the concrete buildings.
If the militant's position is so well defined and is away from civilian areas, would air power not be a better option ? Even one jawan's life is a cost too much for something that can be done with precision guided weapons. Is it that we lack such weapons ? Puzzling at best...
The Central Govt should make public report on the Kargil intrusions, as well as why and how IA flt left Amritsar for Kandhar, as the citizens have a right to get informed on these vital issues.
Why dont they just drop a 2000 pound bomb on them and get it over with?
THE ONLY LANGUAGE THESE TERRORISTS UNDERSTAND IS WHAT ISRAEL DOING TOTHEM.DROP TWO 1000 LBS BOMBS AND GET RID OF THEM INSTEAD OF WASTING OURJAWAN'S LIVES.
Yesterday I watched the operation in one of TV channel. I think Indian army is still in 19th century while tackling such incidents. Why can't they use helicopter gunships or smoke bombs to pull them out of caves.