NEW DELHI: A counter-insurgency operation was launched in Jammu and
Kashmir's
Pulwama district after terrorists attacked an
Army patrol party on Friday.
Security forces cordoned off the area around Saimooh village in Pulwama's Tral and search operations are currently underway.
On Tuesday, security forces called off a similar operation after Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists managed to flee during a gunbattle in the district's
Hakripora
area.
The operation had been disrupted by protesters who pelted stones at security personnel, which helped the terrorists make their escape.
Read this story in MarathiThere have been several instances of mobs indulging in stone-pelting on the forces to disrupt anti-militancy operations in Kashmir.
At times, the security forces have suffered casualties because of such incidents.
Some months back, Army chief
Gen Bipin Rawat had warned that stone-pelters would be treated as supporters of terrorists and dealt with accordingly.
Despite the warning, such incidents have continued taking place.
Further details awaited...
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