SECURITY FORCES BUST TERRORIST HIDEOUT IN J&K'S SURANKOTE

Security forces busted a terrorist hideout during a joint operation at Surankote town in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J-K) Poonch district, police said on Friday.

J-K Police, in a statement, said, “On 12.09.2024, on specific information, a joint search operation was launched by Police/Army and CRPF in the general area of Chamerd Surankot in the wee hours.”

“The area was cordoned off and the target area was searched. During the search, the security forces were fired upon by the hiding militants. However, the fire was retaliated by the security forces. Taking advantage of the thick forest cover, the militants managed to slip away. Additional forces have been pushed in, and the whole area is cordoned off,” the police said in their statement.