The commander of the Chinar Corps on Wednesday visited Rashtriya Rifles troops deployed in the Counter Terrorism Grid to review the security situation in North Kashmir.
Acting swiftly, Sopore police along with Army 22 Rashtriya Rifles and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 179 Batallion, launched an intense cordon and search operation in the Logripora area of Jammu and Kashmir.
Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande on Monday visited the Rajouri-Poonch sector to review the security situation in the area even as a Brigadier has been attached for a Staff Court of Inquiry.
Three Army personnel lost their lives while three others were injured in a terrorist attack on two military vehicles in the Thanamandi area in the Rajouri sector in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, an official said.
The 29-year-old Captain Pranjal from 63 Rashtriya Rifles was killed during an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Wednesday.
Earlier on September 13, an Indian Army Colonel commanding a Rashtriya Rifles Unit along with a Major and a Deputy Superintendent of Police were killed in a gunfight with terrorists in Kokernag area of Kashmir's Anantnag district.
An Indian Army Colonel commanding a Rashtriya Rifles Unit along with a Major and a Deputy Superintendent of Police were killed in a gunfight with terrorists in Kokernag area of Kashmir's Anantnag district on Wednesday.
An Indian Army Colonel commanding a Rashtriya Rifles Unit along with a Major have lost their lives in an encounter in Anantnag with terrorists in Kashmir, officials said.
In a significant joint operation, the Jammu and Kashmir Police along with 28 Rashtriya Rifles apprehended two terrorist associates affiliated with the Laskar-e-Taiba in Kupwara. The operation led to the recovery of five hand grenades of Pakistan and China origin from the suspects.
"One terrorist confirmed killed. Firefight still on. Rashtriya Rifles troops of the Indian Army and Special Forces have closed on to other terrorists. Search for other terrorists are in progress," an official said.