Search Operation Underway in Bandipora After Exchange of Gunfire
Date: November 2, 2024
Srinagar — Security forces have launched a search operation in the Pannar area of Bandipora district following an exchange of gunfire with terrorists on Friday evening, officials said on Saturday.
An official source reported that troops spotted suspicious movement in the area late Friday. “Upon being challenged by security forces, the terrorists opened fire and fled into the forested area,” the official stated.
The Army’s Chinar Corps confirmed the incident in a post on X, saying, “On 01 November late evening, suspicious movement was spotted in the general area of Pannar, Bandipora, by alert troops. On being challenged, terrorists opened indiscriminate fire and escaped into the jungle. Search operation underway.”
The search operation continues as security forces comb the area to locate the terrorists.
