In an encounter between the security forces and the terrorists in the Kokernag area on September 13, an Army Colonel, a Major and a Deputy Superintendent of J&K Police were martyred.

The dreaded Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Uzair Khan and his associate were also killed in that encounter.

The Kokernag encounter had continued for a week before the terrorists involved in it were gunned down.

“Following a notification from the MHA, NIA has registered a case under FIR number RC-04/2023/NIA/JMU at the Jammu police station of the agency,” official sources said.