Troops Airdropped In Kashmir’s Ganderbal Forests After Militants Sighted On Trek Route To Srinagar

A massive military operation to locate ‘hiding militants’ is underway for the last ten days in Gangbal forest areas of Ganderbal district in central Kashmir after the killing of two suspected insurgents, who police believe had infiltrated the Line of Control.

Elite Para-toppers of the Indian Army were airdropped in the mountainous region, which has no road access, after the sighting of a militant group by a stationed army unit. The Paras have spread across the mountainous terrain fearing that there might a big group of militants, who have infiltrated LoC from remote Gurez area of Bandipora district and are trying to move towards the Tral town in south Kashmir on this traditional militant-route.

“Two militants got killed in sequel operations after contact was established around 9 pm on September 27,” Ganderbal SSP Khalil Poswal told News18, adding that this is the first encounter in the district since 2014. One militant, he said, was killed on the same night and another was killed on the third day.

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