Combing operation in Uri continues for third running day

By: Javaid Malik MK

Srinagar

The Army has said that the combing operation in the Uri sector of Baramulla is continuing on Tuesday as they want to search all the areas so that they are satisfied that there has been no infiltrator inside the territory.

The operation was launched by the army after the ground troops reported that they had seen suspicious movement in Uri along the Line of Control.

According to the PTI while reporting about the combing operation by the army it has said in its news report as follows, All telecommunication facilities including internet in the border town remained suspended.

The combing operation was launched on the intervening night of September 18-19, the officials said.

A defence spokesman here said the search operation was going on in the area but did not elaborate if the forces had found anything to lend credence to the reports of major infiltration bid in the sector.

Officials said one soldier had sustained injuries in the “initial contact” with the adversary near the fence along the LoC, which had prompted the massive search operation to ensure that the infiltrators, if any, do not get to the hinterland.

On Monday, the authorities had snapped all telephone and internet services in Uri as a precautionary measure.

The area where suspicious movement was observed falls near Gohalan, the same area from where the attack on Uri Brigade was launched by militants in September 2016.

With PTI inputs