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Additional Director General of Police of Kashmir, Vijay Kumar, reached the encounter spot along with GoC Chinar Corps, Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai, to review the situation on the ground. Kumar briefly interacted with reporters to inform them about the conclusion of one of the longest and high-casualty operations in recent years.
The forces claim this is the most technologically advanced operation, in which heron drones and AI-based robots are being used. Last Wednesday, two senior army officials and a J&K police officer were killed in the initial hours of the gunfight. They were identified as Colonel Manpreeet Singh, Commanding Officer of the 19 Rashtriya Rifles, Major Aashish Dhonchak from the same unit and DySP of J&K police Humayun Muzammil Bhat.
The operation in Kokernag area of Anantnag, Kashmir, has entered its fifth day, with armed forces firing mortar and shells in search of trapped militants. The security cordon has been extended to neighboring villages to prevent militants from escaping. A charred body was found in the forests, but its identity remains unknown. One CRPF personnel was injured during the operation.
Three militants were killed in an infiltration bid thwarted by the armed forces along the Line of Control in Uri area of Baramulla district in northern Kashmir. The infiltrators were supported by fire from a Pakistan Army post. The operation lasted for eight hours and resulted in the recovery of weapons and other war-like stores.