Slogans of 'Brijesh Thapa Amar Rahe' reverberated in the air as a large number of people gathered to pay their respects to the mortal remains of the officer
Acting on specific information about the presence of terrorists in the Chotigam area of the south Kashmir district, the security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation there early in the morning, a police official said.
These effective anti-terrorism measures were taken for the sake of national defence and security during the ongoing unrest in the country, according to ARY News.
The Indian Army said on Saturday it was conducting an inquiry into the deaths of three civilians in the Poonch-Rajouri sector in the terror attack on December 21.