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JAMMU: In the precocious mountains of Kishtwar, terrorists belonging to Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) had planned a long-haul stay.A rugged bunker — cautiously shielded with stones lined up extracurricular for screen — had been stocked with capable supplies to prolong the occupants for months, indicating preparations for a prolonged hideout.The bunker was busted by the service aft an aggravated counter-terror cognition successful which 1 commando made the ultimate sacrifice and respective others sustained injuries.As per the quality reports, the hideout was stacked with astatine slightest 50 packets of noodles, a afloat crate of tomatoes and potatoes, 15 benignant of spices, 2 bags of 10kg basmati rice, daal, bags of wheat, bajra, 2 afloat size LPG cylinders, burner and adust wood were recovered from the bunker.
A paratrooper, who was critically injured during the gunfight, succumbed to his injuries connected Monday. The ongoing hunt cognition subsequently led to the betterment of the suspected panic hideout packed with rations.A radical of 2 to 3 terrorists, believed to beryllium affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammad, is suspected to beryllium hiding successful the area. The operation, which was suspended precocious Sunday night, resumed astatine archetypal airy connected Monday.
The cognition was launched successful Sonnar colony adjacent Mandral-Singhpora successful the Chatroo loop connected Sunday aft information forces established interaction with the terrorists. An brushwood followed, during which 8 soldiers were injured, chiefly owed to splinters from a abrupt grenade attack.Officials said the cognition had to beryllium paused overnight owed to hard terrain, heavy vegetation, and steep slopes that severely restricted visibility and movement.In a station connected X, the Army’s White Knight Corps said Operation Trashi-I was continuing successful the Chatroo area.“The cordon has been further tightened, with hunt operations expanded. Troops of the Corps, on with constabulary and CRPF, stay deployed to predominate the area,” the station said.Multiple teams of the army, constabulary and paramilitary forces, supported by drones and sniffer dogs, are combing the country portion maintaining a choky information cordon to forestall the terrorists from escaping, officials told PTI.Meanwhile, 1 of the injured soldiers, Havildar Gajendra Singh, succumbed to his injuries during attraction astatine a subject infirmary successful Jammu connected the intervening nighttime of January 18 and 19.Paying tribute, the service said:“The General Officer Commanding, White Knight Corps, and each ranks wage solemn tribute to Havildar Gajendra Singh of the Special Forces, who made the ultimate sacrifice portion gallantly executing a counter-terrorism cognition successful the Singhpora country during the ongoing Operation Trashi-I.We honour his indomitable courage, valour and selfless devotion to work and basal firmly with the bereaved household successful this hr of profound grief.”Army’s Northern Commander Lt Gen Pratik Sharma besides paid homage to the fallen soldier, saying his sacrifice and devotion would “forever stay etched successful our hearts”.Earlier, the White Knight Corps had said information forces came successful interaction with terrorists successful the wide country of Sonnar, northeast of Chatroo, during a hunt cognition conducted arsenic portion of associated counter-terror efforts with the Jammu and Kashmir Police.“Operations stay underway with further forces inducted to reenforce the cordon, supported by adjacent coordination with civilian medication and information agencies,” the Army said, commending troops for their professionalism and resoluteness nether hostile occurrence successful challenging conditions.This was the 3rd brushwood betwixt information forces and terrorists successful the Jammu portion this year. Earlier encounters took spot successful the Kahog and Najote forests of Kathua district’s Billawar country connected January 7 and 13.On December 15 past year, a constabulary serviceman was killed successful an brushwood with terrorists successful the Majalta country of Udhampur district. The terrorists escaped, taking vantage of heavy foliage and darkness.These encounters followed a large counter-terror cognition launched successful the wood belts of the Jammu portion successful December to flush retired astir 3 twelve terrorists believed to beryllium hiding successful the area.Security operations person been further intensified up of Republic Day, amid quality inputs astir renewed attempts by Pakistan-based handlers to propulsion terrorists into the region, officials said.(With bureau inputs)
