In a major encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara, the Indian Army has trapped a group of terrorists in a couple of houses and a fierce gunbattle in on.
The Indian Army has been conducting a massive search operation in the jungles and villages of Handwara in Kupwara district for the last few days after a large group of terrorists were spotted. On May 2 afternoon, the troops surrounded a couple of houses in the area after intelligence reports of the terrorists hiding inside.
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Earlier in the day on May 2, another encounter took place in Kupwara district. A fresh encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in the Handwara area itself. Officials said that after several hours of siege in the area, the contact with terrorists has been established. The IGP Kashmir said that the exchange of fire went on at the gunfight site.
Meanwhile, the Jammu and Kashmir Police also informed that a gunfight broke out in the Chanjmullah village, taking to micro-blogging site Twitter. "Encounter has started at Chanjmullah area of Handwara. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow," the J&K Police tweeted.
Local residents at Dangerpora in Jammu and Kashmir resorted to pelting stones at security forces after two terrorists were gunned down in an encounter with security forces in the area on May 2 afternoon. According to reports, few more terrorists could be hiding in the area and locals began pelting stones at the forces so as to give safe passage to them.
Two unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Dangerpora area of Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district today. The operation, which was launched on specific information, turned into a gunfight when the hiding terrorists opened fire on the joint search parties of Jammu and Kashmir Police, Army's 55 Rashtriya Rifles and 182 Battalion, 183 Battalion of CRPF.
Unknown terrorists also lobbed a grenade targetting security forces in Tahab area of Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district. According to sources, the terrorists attempted to target a team of police and CRPF deployed at the Tahab Chowk. However, the grenade they hurled missed its target and exploded on the roadside. "The security personnel fired some aerial gunshots. However there was no immediate report of any causality on either side," sources added. A police officer also confirmed the attack and said that a hunt has been launched to nab the attackers.
