J&K: Bodies of 3 cops retrieved as Kathua encounter enters day 2; DGP warns terror groups
JAMMU: (Mar 28) The bodies of three of the four Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel killed in an encounter with Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists were retrieved on Friday as the fierce gunfight between security forces and the ultras entered its second day in the remote forested region of Jammu’s Kathua, officials said here.
Director General of Police (DGP), Jammu and Kashmir, Nalin Prabhat confirmed that this was the same group of terrorists that was intercepted in Saniyal village in the Hiranagar sector on March 23, but managed to escape, while resolving that his force will not sleep or take rest till all terror groups are appropriately dealt with.
The operation, centred near Jakhole village in the Ghati Juthana area of Rajbagh, began on Thursday morning following intensified police operations against recently-infiltrated terrorists from across the International Border in the Hiranagar sector.
