The casualties in Wednesday’s attack, top officials pointed out, was because of the retaliation by terrorists trapped in the area – unlike the strikes to the south of Pir Panjal which have been targeted attacks.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday said it has "encircled" two Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists in Anantnag district where three security officers were killed
Anantnag Encounter Update: According to reports, Army Colonel Manpreet Singh, Major Ashish, Deputy Superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir Police Humayun Bhat were critically injured in the gunfight and died later.