A Panchayat Ghar (village level local administration office) was set on fire by unidentified assailants at Pinglena in Pulwama District on October 7 night, reports Daily Excelsior. The roof and windows of Panchayat Ghar were completely damaged in the fire. However, fire was put off. Over one dozen Panchayat Ghars were set ablaze since last month.
In the meantime, Security Forces (SFs) on October 7 morning launched an operation in six villages of Shopian District including Sindo Shirmal, Balpora, Ganowpora, Barthipora,Wathoo and Chakh, adds Daily Excelsior. They were sealed off by SFs after information of militants’ movement in these villages. However, the operation was called off in the afternoon.
SFs also launched a cordon-and-search operation in parts of Sopore following some gunshots near Seelu area of Sopore of Baramulla, adds Daily Excelsior. The gunshots were heard from an orchard near Zangir Mode in Seelu area. Soon after the incident, a joint team of Special Operations Group (SOG) and Army cordoned off the Zangir Morh and New Colony Sopore. However, operation was later called off.