A top Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) commander and two other hardcore terrorists are suspected to be trapped in the encounter with police and security forces which broke out in Awantipora in Pulwama district on Saturday.
Lieutenant Iqroop Singh Ghuman on Tuesday assumed charge as the Commander of the Central Command of Indian Army here.
A self-styled Maoist commander surrendered before the security forces in West Bengal’s West Midnapore District.
The terrorists initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing of small arms, automatics and mortars in the region.