Uzair Khan, the commander of the terrorist group Lashkar (LeT), was killed in an encounter a week ago in the forest near the Gadool village of Kokernag in the Anantnag region. Kashmir’s top cop, Vijay Kumar, told reporters on September 19 that two terrorists’ bodies had been found and that a search was under progress for the third.
Two terrorists have been found dead.
He added that the search would continue until the third terrorist’s body was located and any remaining ammo or explosives were neutralized.
The ADGP urged residents to stay away from the area since further grenades could be present.
#WATCH | Anantnag: “The search operation will continue as many areas areas are still left…We would appeal to the public to not go there…We had the information about 2-3 terrorists. It’s possible that we find the third body somewhere that’s why we will complete the search… pic.twitter.com/XvexX56UAh
— ANI (@ANI) September 19, 2023
Conducting a Search Is Going to Take Some Time
There are still a lot of places to look, therefore the search operation will go on. We strongly urge people to avoid going there. There were a couple of terrorists whose identities we knew.
We will continue our search until we find all three bodies, which is why we started it. The body of the LeT commander was located, and we were able to collect it. ADGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar stated of the anti-terror operation in Anantnag, “We are looking for the third body.”
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The deaths of 5 security officers
Wednesday, September 13, a confrontation between security forces from the Army and the Jammu and Kashmir Police and armed terrorists in the Kokernag region of the Anantnag district erupted. A J&K Police DSP two Indian Army officers and a jawan were among the five security personnel who were killed in the gunfight with the terrorists.
