About three groups of terrorists active in J-K's Rajouri, Poonch: ADGP Mukesh Singh

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Rajouri and Poonch districts, a senior police officer said on Sunday, asserting that security forces are determined to wipe out terrorism from the region. Additional Director General of Police Mukesh Singh also said security agencies are making twice the effort to thwart the attempts to push terrorists from across the border. «Two or three groups of terrorists are believed to be present in the (Pir Panjal) region.

Each group comprises two to three terrorists but divulging their exact number is difficult,» Singh, flanked by the Army's Romeo Force Major General Mohit Trivedi, told reporters in Rajouri. Singh reached Rajouri where an encounter between terrorists and security forces is going on since Saturday. A suspected Pakistani terrorist in combat uniform was killed and a huge cache of arms and ammunition, including an AK assault rifle and two pistols, were recovered from him.

«Some terrorists were noticed in the Gundah-Khawas village of Budhal and, accordingly, a police party rushed to the village, besides informing the Army. When a cordon-and-search operation was launched, the terrorists opened fire, which was retaliated by the joint troops of the police, Army and the CRPF, resulting in the killing of a terrorist,» Singh said. He added the slain terrorist is believed to be from Pakistan and that it was evident from the material, including medicines and shoes, recovered from him.