Two terrorists were killed by security forces during an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday. The encounter took place out after security forces initiated an anti-terrorist operation in the Halkan Gali area.
In a tweet, Chinar Corops of Indian Army said, “Based on specific input, a Joint Operation was launched by #IndianArmy, @JmuKmrPolice & @crpf_srinagar in gen area Halkan Gali, #Anantnag. On 02 Nov 2024, suspicious movement near Halkan Gali was observed and challenged by vigilant troops, as a result, terrorists opened indiscriminate fire on own column. Own troops effectively retaliated, resulting in elimination of two terrorists.”
OP HALKAN GALI, #Anantnag
— Chinar Corps🍁 – Indian Army (@ChinarcorpsIA) November 2, 2024
Based on specific input, a Joint Operation was launched by #IndianArmy, @JmuKmrPolice & @crpf_srinagar in gen area Halkan Gali, #Anantnag.
On 02 Nov 2024, suspicious movement near Halkan Gali was observed and challenged by vigilant troops, as a… pic.twitter.com/g53eTNJGiq
They added that the operation is in progress.
This came hours after a similar encounter broke out in Srinagar’s Khanyar area during a cordon and search operation by a joint team of police and security forces. Search Operations are also going on in the Panar area of Bandipora.
