Srinagar: A major combing operation is underway in North Kashmir’s Uri following reports of infiltration by a group of militants on Sunday night.
Sources told Press Bureau of India that Indian Army’s 3 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) 7 Madras and police on Monday morning launched a major offensive against militants in Choola area of North Kashmir’s Uri, following reports that a group of heavily armed militants have sneaked into this side of LoC on Sunday night.
The search operation, sources said, entered into the fourth day today and is being carried out by the joint forces in the forest area spread across 14 kilometers.
The large cut in the fence along the LoC in Lacchipora sector, sources said, added to the worries of the Army prompting them to start a search operation to flush out the militants. During the ongoing operation, sources said, Army keeps on firing scores of rounds to scare the militants and to track their location.
On Thursday, sources said, the operation entered fourth consecutive day, but the Army is yet to achieve a breakthrough.
“Even after carrying searches of a vast area from last four days, Army has been unsuccessful in tracking down the militants. With each passing day, the chances of their success turn bleak,” sourced added.
Meanwhile, a group of militants have been trapped by a contingent of Army in Nowshera Nad forest area in the Kupwara district.
Sources told Press Bureau of India that Army’s 56 Rashtriya Rifles on Thursday tightened noose around the group of militants that had sneaked into valley via Machil sector on Monday. In the encounter between militants and the Army, on Tuesday, five militants were killed, while others managed to break the Army cordon and flee from the spot.
On Thursday, sources said, Army was successful in cornering the militants at Nowshera Nad forest area. However, no reports of encounter were received till last reports came in. (PBI)
Sources told Press Bureau of India that Indian Army’s 3 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) 7 Madras and police on Monday morning launched a major offensive against militants in Choola area of North Kashmir’s Uri, following reports that a group of heavily armed militants have sneaked into this side of LoC on Sunday night.
The search operation, sources said, entered into the fourth day today and is being carried out by the joint forces in the forest area spread across 14 kilometers.
The large cut in the fence along the LoC in Lacchipora sector, sources said, added to the worries of the Army prompting them to start a search operation to flush out the militants. During the ongoing operation, sources said, Army keeps on firing scores of rounds to scare the militants and to track their location.
On Thursday, sources said, the operation entered fourth consecutive day, but the Army is yet to achieve a breakthrough.
“Even after carrying searches of a vast area from last four days, Army has been unsuccessful in tracking down the militants. With each passing day, the chances of their success turn bleak,” sourced added.
Meanwhile, a group of militants have been trapped by a contingent of Army in Nowshera Nad forest area in the Kupwara district.
Sources told Press Bureau of India that Army’s 56 Rashtriya Rifles on Thursday tightened noose around the group of militants that had sneaked into valley via Machil sector on Monday. In the encounter between militants and the Army, on Tuesday, five militants were killed, while others managed to break the Army cordon and flee from the spot.
On Thursday, sources said, Army was successful in cornering the militants at Nowshera Nad forest area. However, no reports of encounter were received till last reports came in. (PBI)
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