Two men identified by police as Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists were shot dead and a suspected overground worker was detained Thursday after security forces tracked down a hideout in the rain-soaked forests of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir's Jammu division, police and the Army said. Police identified the two slain men as Saddam and Mustafa, and said forces found an AK-series rifle with four magazines, an M-4 carbine with three magazines, a Glock pistol with two magazines and four grenades on them.
Two Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists killed in Jammu forests, Indian police say
Two men identified by police as Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists were shot dead and a suspected overground worker was detained Thursday after security forces tracked down a hideout in the rain-soaked forests of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir's Jammu division, police and the Army said. Police identified the two slain men as Saddam and Mustafa, and said forces found an AK-series rifle with four magazines, an M-4 carbine with three magazines, a Glock pistol with two magazines and four grenades on them.
An Army, CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir police team launched the operation in Brattal, bordering Kathua district, after inputs led forces to cordon off a target area around 9 p.m. Wednesday, according to the account. "A few rounds of gunfire and grenade blasts were heard shortly after," an official said.
The terrorists resumed firing Thursday morning, apparently trying to break the cordon, and were killed in return fire, the account said.
White Knight Corps said a mop-up operation was underway using sniffer dogs and aerial surveillance to check for any remaining terrorists.
Police said the operation followed tracking of a hideout in the district's forests, and that the weapons and ammunition were recovered from the two men.
- The source does not state the calendar date of the operation, describing it only as Wednesday night and Thursday.
- The source does not name or otherwise identify the official who described the gunfire and grenade blasts.
- The source does not give the full names or ages of the two slain men beyond the names Saddam and Mustafa.
- The source does not identify the detained suspected overground worker or state whether any charge has been filed against him.
- The source does not state whether anyone else was killed or injured in the operation.
- The source does not state whether the mop-up operation had concluded or whether the cordon had been lifted.
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