Security forces on Thursday intensified its anti-militancy operation in Anantnag in south Kashmir to hunt down the hiding militants behind the killing of three officers, including a Colonel, Major and Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), on Wednesday.
Heavy firing was reported at Gadool hamlet, Kokernag area in Anantnag since Thursday morning and continued the whole day. Official sources said a contact was established with the hiding militants, whose number is between two and three, in the morning when the combing operation was resumed.
Loud explosions were heard in the thick forest area where the militants are believed to be holed up and using thick foliage and undulating terrain to their advantage. However, no casualties were confirmed officially.
