Three Millitants Killed in Thapar Kreeri ,Baramulla Encounter

Baramulla, Sept 14: In a significant counter-insurgency operation, three millitants were killed in an ongoing encounter in the Thapar Kreeri  Baramulla, officials reported on Saturday.

The encounter, which began late Friday night, intensified early Saturday when two more unidentified millitants were killed, raising the death toll to three. Initially, one millitant had been neutralized.According to officials, the millitants were trapped inside a school building, and a thorough search operation is still underway.

The encounter followed a cordon and search operation (CASO) led by a joint team of the Army’s 29 Rashtriya Rifles, CRPF, and Jammu and Kashmir Police, based on credible inputs about the presence of millitants  in the area. As the forces neared the suspected location, the millitants  opened fire, triggering the gunfight.