J-K: Two terrorists gunned down by Army in Bandipora, combing operation underway

Two terrorists have been gunned down by the Indian army in Bandipora on Tuesday during a combing operation in the area.

The Army and the police in a joint operation had cordoned off the area to smoke out the two terrorists who were holed up and had opened fire, thus engaging in a heavy gunbattle early in the morning. A combing operation is underway to ensure no untoward  
 
According to the Financial Express, the armed forces had received a tip-off about  the presence of militants in the Hanjan area. 

The combing operation is still underway.

Regions nearing the border in the state continue to remain tense.  

A civilian was injured on Monday as Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire twice in Poonch and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir, while a BSF head constable injured in Sunday's cross-border firing succumbed to injuries. 

The civilian identified as Abdul Aziz, 50, a resident of Basoni village in Mendhar Tehsil of Poonch, was injured when a mortar shell landed near his house, a police officer said.

Meanwhile, head constable of BSF Rai Singh (40), who was injured along with three other BSF jawans in last night's shelling from the Pakistani side along the line of control, succumbed to his injuries on Monday morning in Rajouri sector. Singh, a resident of Jhajjar district of Haryana, is survived by wife, three sons and mother, he said. 

Since the surgical strike on terrorist launch pads in PoK on September 29, there have been a staggering 286 incidents of firing and shelling along the LoC and the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistani troops, which have resulted in the death of 26 people, including 14 security personnel. 

With inputs from agencies.