Jammu And Kashmir / Colonel Manpreet Singh martyred in an encounter with terrorists, after 3 years a CO was killed in an encounter.

Jammu And Kashmir: An army officer has been martyred in an encounter with terrorists in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The name of the officer is Colonel Manpreet Singh. He was posted in 19 Rashtriya Rifles and was the commanding officer. This is the first incident in Jammu and Kashmir since 2020 in which a commanding officer has lost his life. Let us tell you that the encounter took place in Kokernag area of Anantnag district. Colonel Manpreet and a policeman were seriously injured while fighting the terrorists. A police officer said that the encounter between the terrorists hiding in Gadole area and the security forces started on Wednesday morning. He said that in the initial firing between terrorists and security forces, the colonel and the police officer were seriously injured.

Kashmir Zone Police said in a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) that an encounter has started in Kokernag area of Anantnag. Army and Jammu Kashmir Police officers have been injured. According to the Army, based on information about the presence of terrorists, a joint operation was launched by the Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police on the intervening night of 12-13 September.

Encounter in Rajouri also

Earlier, there was an encounter between terrorists and security forces in the remote Narla area of Rajouri on Tuesday afternoon, which continued even today. So far two terrorists have been killed in the encounter. An army soldier and a sniffer dog were martyred in this encounter. Apart from this, three police officers were also injured. Let us tell you that the security forces have increased the security to selectively kill the terrorists and a search operation was conducted to trace them.

So far, 20 terrorists have been killed by the Indian Army in Rajouri and Poonch areas in 45 days. Most of the terrorists were of Pakistani origin. A huge quantity of arms and ammunition was recovered from these terrorists. Kent, a silent warrior of the Indian Army, was also martyred in the encounter with terrorists in Rajouri. Kent had so far taken part in 8 army operations.