JAMMU – In a tragic yet heroic incident, Head Constable Bashir Ahmed of the Jammu and Kashmir Police lost his life during an encounter in Kathua district. The operation, which began on the night of September 28, 2024, saw Ahmed using his last moments to neutralize a terrorist before succumbing to his injuries.
In the ongoing operation in village Kog (Mandli), Kathua Police HC Bashir Ahmed made the ultimate #sacrifice in the line of duty, heroically taking down a #Terrorist . While he succumbed to his injuries, the other officers, including Dysp Sukhbir and ASI Niaz, are stable. https://t.co/RX2vsV9xNS pic.twitter.com/9mlXfVaUyG
— ADGP Jammu (@adgp_igp) September 29, 2024
The encounter took place in the village of Kog (Mandli) after police received intelligence about the presence of three to four terrorists. As the joint security forces approached, the terrorists opened fire, leading to a fierce gunfight. Despite being fatally injured, Ahmed managed to shoot down one of the terrorists.
Additional Director General of Police, Jammu zone, Anand Jain, confirmed the incident, stating that the operation is ongoing and the area has been cordoned off. Two other officers, Deputy SP Sukhbir and ASI Niaz, were also injured but are reported to be in stable condition.
DGP J&K Sh R.R. Swain has condoled the martyrdom of the braveheart HC Bashir Ahmad of J&K Police, who sacrificed his life in an encounter with foreign terrorists in Kathua district.
Expressing his deep sorrow DGP J&K conveyed to the family of the brave policeman that the… pic.twitter.com/MfAFTxZpfq
— J&K Police (@JmuKmrPolice) September 29, 2024
“In the ongoing operation in village Kog (Mandli), Kathua Police HC Bashir Ahmed made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty, heroically taking down a terrorist. While he succumbed to his injuries, the other officers, including Deputy SP Sukhbir and ASI Niaz are stable,” Additional Director General of Police, Jammu zone, Anand Jain said in a post on X.
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The senior police officer said the operations against terrorists will continue as the Union Territory votes in its first Assembly election after its special status was revoked in 2019. “We are getting continuous information about terrorists and subsequently conducting operations with an endeavour to neutralise them as soon as possible,” he said. He said adequate security arrangements are in place in all poll-bound areas to ensure a violence-free third phase of voting.
This encounter comes as Jammu and Kashmir prepares for the last phase of the Assembly elections on October 1. Security forces continue to conduct operations to ensure a violence-free election process.