The terrorists had killed four security personnel on this Wednesday. Drones have been pressed into service to pinpoint the location of the terrorists who have taken positions in the forest area on a hilly terrain in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said as the operation to flush out the ultras which entered the third day on September 15.
“The forces fired mortar shells on the terrain where they believe the terrorists are hiding, based on drone surveillance,” which the officials had said. They also added that the security forces have maintained a tight cordon in the area.
Colonel Manpreet Singh who is the commanding officer of the 19 Rashtriya Rifles unit of the Army, Major Ashish Dhonchak, Humayun Bhat who is the Deputy Superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir Police and a soldier were killed in an encounter with the terrorists at Gadole in the Kokernag area of the south Kashmir district on Wednesday morning.