Srinagar: Security forces found two bodies from the Gadole forest area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on September 18, 2023, the sixth day of an anti-terror operation.
One of the bodies was identified as Pradeep, the soldier killed by the terrorists on the first day of the encounter. The identity of the other deceased is being ascertained.
The anti-terror operation was launched after security forces received intelligence about the presence of militants in the Gadole forest area. On the first day of the encounter, three officers and a soldier were killed by the militants.
The operation is still ongoing, and security forces are searching for the remaining militants.
Colonel Manpreet Singh, Commanding Officer, 19 Rashtriya Rifles, Major Ashish Dhonchak and Deputy Superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir Police Humayun Bhat were killed by the terrorists on Wednesday. Pradeep went missing on the first day of the encounter and was believed to have been killed.