The body of a militant was recovered during a search operation in the Pir Panjal valley’s Reasi district on Friday. Meanwhile, eight alleged militant supporters were arrested and arms recovered from them near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Kashmir valley.
“During a search operation along with the police’s Special Operation Group and Village Defence Committee (VDC) members in the early morning hours, the body of a likely foreign terrorist was found in the jungle area. Warlike stores were recovered from the terrorist,” Lt. Col. Suneel Bartwal, a Jammu-based defence spokesman, said.
The Army said security forces have been “continuing relentless operations in the jungle areas of Reasi district”.
