The gunfight started in the Pattan area of the north Kashmir district on Friday night
Three terrorists were killed in an encounter between security forces and militants that started in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday night. The gunfight, which began in the Pattan area of the northern Kashmir district, ended on Saturday, with the bodies of the terrorists recovered.
“#Encounter has started at Chak Tapper Kreeri Pattan area of #Baramulla. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow,” the Kashmir Zone Police said in a post on X on Friday.
#Encounter has started at Chak Tapper Kreeri Pattan area of #Baramulla. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow.@JmuKmrPolice— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) September 13, 2024
Back-to-Back Encounters
On Friday, two soldiers were killed and two others injured in a gunbattle with terrorists in Chatroo village of Kishtwar district. The gunfight broke out when a joint security team of the Army and police, acting on a tip-off, initiated a cordon-and-search operation in the Naidgham area of the Chhatroo belt. Nb Sub Vipin Kumar, one of the soldiers killed in the Kishtwar encounter, is from Patra village.
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These encounters come as eight Assembly segments across the Chenab Valley region—encompassing the Doda, Kishtwar, and Ramban districts—along with 16 seats in the south Kashmir districts of Anantnag, Pulwama, Shopian, and Kulgam, are set to vote in the first phase on September 18. Jammu, Kathua, and Samba districts will hold their elections in the second and third phases on September 25 and October 1, respectively.
PM Modi’s Visit
Amid tight security arrangements, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hit the poll campaign trail in Doda district to support his party candidates by addressing a mega rally. This is the first visit by a prime minister to Doda in the last 42 years. Multi-tier security has been deployed across the twin districts of Doda and Kishtwar, particularly around the venue, to ensure a peaceful and smooth conduct of the election rally, which will be held at the stadium in Doda town.
