A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer was killed in an encounter with terrorists in Basantgarh area of ​​Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.
A police official said that an exchange of fire took place between terrorists and joint groups of JKP and CRPF during an area control patrol in Chill in Dudu.
“In the encounter, a CRPF inspector sustained bullet injuries and was rushed to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries,” he said.
The deceased CRPF officer was identified as Kuldeep Kumar.
To tighten the siege and prevent terrorists from escaping, additional troops were deployed to the area.
There has been an increase in terrorist activities in the Jammu region, particularly in the southern part of the Pir Panjal range, where dense forests and steep mountains provide shelter to terrorists.
On August 14, an army officer, Captain Deepak Singh, was killed in an encounter in Doda district. A civilian was also injured in the incident. A terrorist was also killed in the encounter.
On August 10, two soldiers and a civilian were killed in a shootout between terrorists and security forces in Anantnag.
In Jammu region, there were attacks on an army convoy in Kathua and skirmishes in Doda and Udhampur. An attack by the Pakistan Border Action Team (BAT) took place on an Indian army post along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Maachil sector of Kupwara district, in which an army soldier and a Pakistani intruder were killed.
While the government continues to place emphasis on securing the Kashmir Valley, it has also recognised the need to strengthen security in the Jammu region, leading to the mobilisation of additional forces for deployment in key regions.
One of the main objectives of the government’s new security strategy is to close the infiltration routes used by terrorists to enter Jammu and Kashmir.
Security checks by various agencies identified about two dozen sectors along the Line of Control (LOC) in the Valley and the international border in the Jammu sector. Terrorists often take help of local guides to cross.
The terrorists are equipped with sophisticated weapons such as the US-made M4 assault rifle with infrared thermal imaging sight and are trained in jungle warfare.
To stop the growing insurgency, an additional 4,000 soldiers were stationed in the Jammu region, including 500 elite soldiers.