“Encounter has started at Nihama area of District Pulwama. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow,” it said.
Earlier, a large cache of arms, ammunition and war-like stores was recovered in a joint operation conducted by the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir police in Kupwara.
Chinar Corps said that the recovery was made in ‘Operation Kot Nala’.
“Based on specific input, a Joint Search Operation was launched by the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police in the dense forest area of Awra, Kupwara, today. During the search, a terrorist hideout was busted, and a large cache of arms, ammunition, equipment and other war-like stores have been recovered,” Chinar Corps posted on X.On May 6, the Indian Army eliminated three terrorists in “Operation RedwPayeen” in Kulgam.In a post on X, Chinar Corps said, “A joint operation that commenced on the intervening night of May 6-7 in the general area of Redwani Payeen, Kulgam, has been concluded after a relentless vigil of approximately 40 hours. 4 terrorists have been eliminated along with the recovery of war-like stores, inflicting yet another hit on the terror ecosystem.”
