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Terrorists opened fire on an army convoy in Akhnoor, Jammu and Kashmir. After this incident, an atmosphere of tension reigns in the area and a major search operation is being carried out. According to sources, the number of terrorists who fired was 3 to 4, who could now be hiding around a local temple.
Area cordoned off after terrorist attack
Considering the seriousness of this terrorist activity, teams of Jammu and Kashmir Police, Indian Army and Special Operations Group (SOG) have jointly launched a massive search operation. Security has currently been reinforced in the area. Around 7am on Monday, three unidentified terrorists who were lying in ambush opened fire on the army convoy. This incident took place near the Shiva temple in Akhnoor village in Batal. The 32nd Field Regiment has cordoned off the area and search operations are underway.
Security threat due to infiltration since last year
At the same time, let us tell you that during the investigation of the October 20 terrorist attack in Gagangir in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, information about lack of intelligence and infiltration bypassing the surveillance system on the Line of Security was revealed. Control (LoC). During the last year it came to light. The authorities gave this information on Sunday. Seven people, including a local doctor and two workers from Bihar, lost their lives in the Gagangir attack. The Gagangir attack has raised concerns over the “latent tendency” of local youth in Kashmir to join terrorist groups.
Two terrorists participated in the attack on the Z-Morh tunnel site. One of them has been identified as a local youth from Kulgam in South Kashmir who had joined a terrorist group in 2023, while the other is believed to be from Pakistan. Security officials expressed concern about the rapid radicalization of local youth and emphasized the need to improve informant networks to identify such youth. In view of the recent changes in the leadership of the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Chinese Corps of the Indian Army, there is a renewed focus on improving informant networks to prevent local youth from joining terrorism.
(Report- Rahi Kapoor)
