NEW DELHI: An exchange of fire between terrorists and security forces occurred in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Sunday.
According to Kashmir police, a joint operation was launched by the police and security forces in the Zabarwan forest area of Srinagar based on specific intelligence regarding the presence of terrorists.
“A joint Police and security forces operation was launched in Zabarwan forest area of Srinagar based on specific intelligence about the presence of terrorists. An exchange of fire ensued during the operation,” Kashmir police said in a post on X.
Earlier on Saturday evening, one terrorist was killed in an ongoing operation with security forces in the Sopore area of Baramulla district. Additonally on November 3 also three terrorists, including wanted Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ‘commander’ Usman Lashkari, were killed in two separate anti-militancy operations in Kashmir. Two policemen and two CRPF jawans were also injured during the operations.