Army terms killing of six militants in Anantnag as ‘surgical operation’

SRINAGAR, NOV 23 (PTK): General operations Commanding 15 Corps AK Bhat on Friday termed the killing of six militants, including a Lashkar-e-Toiba commander Azad Malik in a gunfight in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district as “surgical operation”.

While talking to media in Baramulla, Bhat said that the operations was very prompt and very precise. He said that the operation was successful as forces did not suffer any damages. Bhat was in northern Kashmir’s Baramulla to attend a function organised on the occasion of Gurpurab day at 46 RR camp.

The army commander said that whoever will resort to guns will be “eliminated”. “There are maximum militants in Southern Kashmir than nortehrn Kashmir,” he said. Replying a query about viral pictures of militants in Lal chowk srinagar last evening, A. K Bhat said that it is being investigated by police weather it is photoshopped or real.

“Our job is to neutralize militants where ever they are.So far the situation is normal in North kashmir as compared to South kashmir all with the help and cooperation of people of North,”he added

He was talking to media after attending Gurupurb celebrations in 46 RR unit of army in Baramulla. AK Bhat also visited Gurudwara Chatti Padshahi in Baramulla to greet people from Sikh community on this occasion.

Core commander added that in last 12 months more than 2 hundred militants were killed in different encounters, he said that it is only a number. He said that their goal is to maintain conducive atmosphere in the valley so that it could become a prosperous state and could be developed like other states of the country.

Bhat said that the militants are terrorizing local people here (Kashmir). On Srinagar Hizb militants meeting, the army Commander said “we are verifying the facts whether meeting really took place or not. Gen Bhatt while prasing people of northern region of Kashmir said “people here always supported us to maintain peaceful environment”.

He said that to target civilians in this war is a big “weakness of militants”. He said that since last 12 months we have killed militants in hundreds and this all indicates that we want a peaceful environment in the Kashmir so that people can live peacefully.

Bhatt said that earlier many girls were involved in the war but we want that women should not be used in this line. (PTK)