NEW DELHI: Gunshots were heard early Monday morning in the Bandipora district, prompting security forces to cordon off the area and initiate a search operation, according to ANI.
The incident occurred in the forest area of Aragam village in Bandipora. Officials reported hearing gunshots in the early hours of Monday, which led to an immediate response from security forces.
“Gunshots were heard in Aragam village of Bandipora district in the wee hours of Monday morning.Immediately afterwards, security forces cordoned off the area and started searches. Gunshots stopped after some time while the search operation is still going on in the area,” officials said as quoted by IANS.
This comes a day after Amit Shah reviewed the security situation in the Union territory in the wake of recent terrorist attacks.
Shah, on Sunday, directed security agencies to implement area domination and zero-terror plans in the Jammu division like they did in Kashmir to achieve success.
In another subsequent meeting, the home minister reviewed the preparations for the annual pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas.
More details regarding the gunshots and ongoing search operation in Bandipora are awaited as the situation continues to unfold.
The incident occurred in the forest area of Aragam village in Bandipora. Officials reported hearing gunshots in the early hours of Monday, which led to an immediate response from security forces.
“Gunshots were heard in Aragam village of Bandipora district in the wee hours of Monday morning.Immediately afterwards, security forces cordoned off the area and started searches. Gunshots stopped after some time while the search operation is still going on in the area,” officials said as quoted by IANS.
This comes a day after Amit Shah reviewed the security situation in the Union territory in the wake of recent terrorist attacks.
Shah, on Sunday, directed security agencies to implement area domination and zero-terror plans in the Jammu division like they did in Kashmir to achieve success.
In another subsequent meeting, the home minister reviewed the preparations for the annual pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas.
More details regarding the gunshots and ongoing search operation in Bandipora are awaited as the situation continues to unfold.
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