Baramulla, Aug 14: Thursday Pal Singh said on Thursday that the operation in the URI along with the Line of Control (LOC) is still going on, where an army soldier caught fire.
On the occasion of the tricolor bike rally, the SSP said that the area is remote and police teams still do not have to reach the exact location of the encounter. He said, “The legal Medico formalities of the killed Army Man have been completed”, he said that an FIR has been registered to investigate the matter.
On the number of terrorists involved, the SSP said the exact figure is not yet known as the operation is still going on. He said, “Once this happens, we are going on the spot to assess the events. The army is on a job and we do not want to disrupt the ongoing operation”, he said.
Earlier, officials said that the exchange of fire took place when the terrorists tried to infiltrate. The incident occurred in recent years after the longest terrorism operation of the valley, which ended in Kulgam, which lasted for 11 days and resulted in injuries to two soldiers and two others.