Jammu Tawi, Jul 01: The army Thursday said that 61 terrorists have been killed in various anti-terrorism operations in Kashmir since January this year..
“A total of 61 terrorists have been killed by the security forces in Kashmir this year”, defence spokesman in Srinagar, Lieutenant Colonel Emron Musavi told. He said that figure includes the three terrorists killed recently in a gunfight at Kashmir’s Kulgam district.
He said that based on specific intelligence input on presence of a group of militants in Chimmer area of Kulgam district, a joint cordon was laid and “operation Chimmer was launched by Kulgam based Rashtriya Rifles, JKP & CRPF at around 11:30 PM on June 30”.
He said that while laying an initial cordon at approximately 1:00 PM around the suspected area, militants opened fire from a house on the troops and an encounter ensued.
“During the initial exchange of fire, two terrorists were eliminated and later, a third terrorist was also killed. One AK-47 and two pistols and other war like stores were recovered from the slain,” he said, adding that the strict restraint was exercised throughout the operation to avoid any collateral damage
