Srinagar: Four militants were killed in joint operation with a joint team of police, army and CRPF at Sunderbani area Rajouri district of Jammu region.
“4 (militants) killed in joint operation in Sunderbani Rajouri. It was a group recently infiltrated from LOC,” Director General of Police, SP Vaid said in a tweet.
Official sources said that the group affiliation and identity of the slain militants is being acertained
Rajouri SSP Yougal Manhas said three bags of ammunition and explosives were recovered from outside a CRPF camp in Sunderbani, hours after a sentry opened fire.
The sentry manning the gate of a CRPF camp at Sodra in Sunderbani area had fired some warning shots and raised the alarm after he detected some suspicious movement near the paramilitary camp.
The district administration had ordered the closure of all the educational institutions in Sunderbani sector in wake of the operation.
“The schools shall remain closed in the Sunderbani division today as a precautionary measure,” he had said soon after the operation was launched.