Forces' revised playbook led to recent encounters

After the Pahalgam attack, security forces concentrated on an area in south Kashmir, which led to the killing of six terrorists in two operations, police and army officials said on Friday.

- Ashiq Hussain

SRINAGAR:

The top brass of police, army and Central Reserved Police Force (CRPF), including Victor Force General Officer Commanding (GoC) Major General Dhananjay Joshi, Kashmir inspector general of police VK Birdi and CRPF inspector general Mitesh Kumar addressed a press conference on the two recent operations in Shopian and Pulwama districts.

"In the backdrop of terrorist activities in the past month, the security agencies reviewed their strategies. Because of our intensified focus and coordination, we conducted two successful operations. In these operations, CRPF, army and police were working shoulder to shoulder," said Birdi.