India-Pakistan tensions: Six terrorists killed in two major operations

With the ongoing IndiaPakistan tensions things in the valley do not seem to be at peace After the April 22 Pahalgam attack security forces turned the focus of their antiterror operations to specific areas in south Kashmir Recently the antiterrorist forces have eliminated six terrorists in the past three days officials said on FridayAs per PTI the Inspector General of Police IGP Kashmir stated that the security agencies reviewed their strategy according to the situation in the wake of terror activities in the last month and our intensified focus was on operationsIGP was addressing a press conference with General Officer Commanding Victor Force Major General Dhananjay Joshi at the headquarters of the Victor Force in South Kashmirs Pulwama district Pulwama and other regions of the valley are now being currently handled with special care by the forces to ensure peace and counterterrorismIGP VK Birdi said that because of the intensified focus and coordination between various security agencies two successful operations have been conducted in which a total of six terrorists have been eliminated He termed their elimination as significant achievements as per PTIThese successful operations were possible because of the coordination and synergy among the security and intelligence agencies We are dutybound to end any terror activity in Kashmir and we are always ready to stop such acts the IGP further statedBriefing more about the situation the encounters took place in the Keller area of Shopian and the Nadar area of Tral in Pulwama on Tuesday and Thursday respectively Three terrorists each were killed in the two operations in the valleyVictor Force GOC Major Joshi expressed that the security forces have designated several areas as their main focus Immediately after the Pahalgam terror attack which claimed 26 lives the security forces designated several areas as focus areas and since then they have been working quite activelyWe had intelligence inputs that terrorists had moved to the higher reaches after the melting of snow Keeping that in mind our domination parties had continuously been deployed in the higher reaches mountainous areas and forests he further statedThe security agencies received intelligence input about the presence of terrorists in the Keller area of Shopian on the night of May 12 Major Joshi saidSo the domination party that was deployed there for some time relocated itself and in a focused way closed in on the area They challenged the terrorists who fired at them leading to an encounter in which three terrorists were neutralised he saidAddressing the Tral encounter the GoC said that the operation took place in a different terrainWe had input and cordoned off the village The terrorists took positions in different houses and fired Our challenge was the safe evacuation of innocent civilians including children Then systematic searches were conducted one by one in the houses and the three terrorists were neutralised in separate places he addedAccording to Major Joshi the fact that both operations were carried out successfully demonstrates that the security forces will locate the terrorists and other members of the organisation wherever they may be and eliminate them Shahid Kuttay a key participant in major attacks in the valley was among the six terrorists killed He was one of the most important perpetrators The attacks included one that took place on a sarpanch in Heerpora Shopian on May 18 last year He also played a key role in executing the gunfire incident that took place at the Danish Resort on April 8 of the same year which resulted in the injuries of two German tourists and a driver Kuttay was also involved in fundraising and other activities he addedNeutralisation of both the modules has dealt a blow to terror outfits and will help in stopping terror activities here and bring peace Maj Joshi saidWith PTI inputsatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params