Srinagar, May 16
A joint Press briefing was held here on Friday during which the Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police and CRPF's senior officers said that six terrorists were eliminated by the joint forces in the Valley during the last 48 hours.
The joint Press briefing was addressed by IGP (Kashmir) V.K. Birdi Kumar, GoC Victor Force Major General Dhananjay Joshi and IG CRPF, Mitesh Jain.
IGP (Kashmir) Kumar said that 6 terrorists were neutralised in the Valley under two separate operations in Kelar, Shopian and Tral conducted by the Army in coordination with J&K Police and the CRPF.
“In the wake of heightened terror activities in Kashmir Valley, all the security forces deployed here reviewed their strategies. Following this review, there was an intensified focus on operations.
“On the basis of this intensified focus and coordination, we conducted two successful operations in the last 48 hours during which we had significant achievement.
“These two operations were conducted in Kelar in Shopian and Tral areas, which resulted in the neutralisation of a total of six terrorists.