2 held for providing logistics support to militants
Jammu: The gunfight resumed between security forces and a group of heavily armed militants in Mendhar belt of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday afternoon.
According to official sources, the joint team of Army, police, paramilitary troops along with elite commandos of Indian Army was carrying the search operation in Nar Khas forests of Mendhar when the terrorists fired at them.
“The firing was effectively retaliated and the encounter resumed,” they said.
“The area is cordoned and the terrorists are holed up in the operation,” said a police official.
In a week-long gunfight that started on October 11, so far nine Army personnel including two Junior Commissioned Officers have been killed.
The traffic on the highway close to the encounter site is also suspended.
2 held for providing logistics support’ to militants
Meanwhile, Security forces have detained two persons for allegedly providing logistics support to a group of terrorists engaged in a week-long gunfight in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
The gunfight entered the seventh day on Sunday.
“During searches based on the intelligence inputs, two persons have been detained for providing food and shelter to a group of heavily armed terrorists,” reliable sources said.
They said, the duo is being questioned to get more details.
In a week-long ensuing gunfight in Nar Khas forest of Bhatidhariyan area of Mendhar sub division, so far nine Army soldiers including two Junior Commissioned Officers have been killed.
Elite para commandos of the Indian Army and helicopters are also pressed into service to track down the terrorists.
The traffic on the highway close to the encounter site is also suspended.
