‘4 policemen lost their lives in line of duty, 2 terrorists killed, Kathua operation on’
KATHUA, MARCH 29 – Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat on Friday said that J&K Police won’t sleep till it stops the activities of Pakistan and the terrorists sponsored by it.
Talking to reporters here, DGP Prabhat according to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said, “Till now four J&K policemen have lost their lives in the ongoing encounter and two terrorists have been killed. The operation will continue till all the terrorists are eliminated.”
The DGP, while giving the details of the encounter which broke out between the terrorists and the security forces in Kathua district earlier this week, said, “ A couple informed of a sighting of Pakistanis in Sanyal on 23rd March evening and immediately, a group of officers reached the spot. They had an encounter with the Pakistanis, and the latter escaped leaving behind 4 magazines, 3 IEDs, 2 grenades.”
He said, “The entire area was put to a halt by different forces – BSF, Army, CRPF till this incident went on. This operation went on for 4 days. We got information about their whereabouts, and yesterday, our forces had an encounter with the Pakistanis, and 2 of them were killed on the spot.”
“Due to a clear line of sight, 4 of our brave officers were martyred. The intention and mission of J&K police are strong. We will not sleep till we stop such activities of our neighbor. The operation is still going on… As we talk, officers and teams are working and we hope that everything will clear out by tomorrow,” DGP Prabhat said.
Asked how many more terrorists have been killed in the encounter, he said, “Today our mission was to retrieve the bodies of our four martyrs who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. We have retrieved their bodies. Operation is on things will become clear soon.”
The DGP said, “Names of J&K Police martyrs have always been written in golden words in the history as it’s the only police force in the country which has accomplished daunting tasks with exceptional bravery.”
