On Wednesday morning, the militants targeted a joint team of security forces, comprising Army and police personnel, and killed three officers, including a Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Superintendent of Police. The number of casualties among the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir has so far remained low this year but with the three deaths on Wednesday, the number has climbed to 20 compared to 28 till September 2022. The total number of soldiers killed during the anti-militancy operations in J&K was 30 last year.