With this, the total number of militants killed in the encounter has risen to three, they said. Security forces were engaged in an exchange of fire with militants in Hadipora area of south Kashmir s Shopian districts. One militant was killed on Saturday. Two more militants have been killed in the operation at Hadipora, a police official said. According to the police, one of the slain militants was newly recruited and security forces made sincere efforts to make him surrender. Parents also made appeals. But other terrorists didn t let him surrender, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said. The encounter broke out after security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Hadipora following inputs about the presence of militants there.
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) that lost 40 troopers in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack said on Sunday that the country did not forgive and will not forget the supreme sacrifice made by the personnel. A wreath-laying ceremony was held at CRPF camp in Lethpora in Jammu and Kashmir to mark the second anniversary of the deadly attack. Senior officers of the paramilitary based at its headquarters in Delhi participated in the event in the virtual mode, CRPF spokesperson deputy inspector general (DIG) Moses Dhinakaran said. Did not Forgive, will not Forget: Salute to our brothers who made the supreme sacrifice for the nation in #PulwamaAttack.