Srinagar: General Officer Commanding (GOC) Northern Command, Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi Thursday visited Rampur in Uri Sector of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district and felicitated troops and J&K Police for the successful Hathlanga operation in which three terrorists were killed last week.
He was accompanied by GOC 15 Corps Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai and met women troops of Assam Rifles deployed in the area.
“Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi, Army Commander Northern Command, visited units along the Line of Control in Rampur and Rashtriya Rifles Battalion in Pir Panjal ranges to review operational preparedness. He was briefed on the dynamic counter-infiltration grid and the modern methods being adopted. The Army Commander interacted with troops of the Indian Army, Assam Rifles, and the J&K Police, and felicitated the troops of the Indian Army and J&K Police for the successful conduct of Operation Khanda. J&K @JmuKmrPolice @official_dgar @RRIndianArmy @ChinarcorpsIA @adgpi,” Northern Command Indian Army posted on X.
They posted pictures of Lt Gen Dwivedi and Lt Gen Ghai meeting the troops.
During the visit, the senior Army officer was briefed by the commanders on the ground about the prevailing situation in the Uri sector.
Three terrorists were killed in an encounter at the Hathlanga area of Uri close to the Line of Control (LoC) on Saturday.
The encounter started during a search operation jointly carried out but the Army and J&K Police in
Hathlanga, is a remote village near the LoC, 10 km from Uri town.
The village falls beyond the anti-infiltration fence at the LoC.
The encounter started at a time when an operation was underway in Anantnag district to kill terrorists, who had taken positions in the forest area.
Drones were deployed in the area to locate the terrorists.
Additional Director General of Police (Kashmir) Vijay Kumar said that the operation had been launched based on specific inputs.
The Kokernag encounter claimed three lives – Major Ashish Dhonchak of the 19 Rashtriya Rifles, Commanding Officer Col Manpreet Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Police Muhammad Humayun Muzamill Bhat of the J&K Police, and a soldier.
The security forces have maintained a tight cordon in the area after the incident.