Daily Excelsiorquoting an unnamed senior Army official reported on May 12, at least 168 terrorists are operating in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) while 75 have been killed in encounters with Security Forces (SFs) in 2022. Among those neutralized include 21 foreign mercenaries. In the past 11 months, 11 terrorists were encountered and 12 infiltration bids were foiled in the vicinity of the Line of Control (LoC) alone, official said. ”The intensity of (counter-terrorism) operations will continue to be high till all of the residual 168 plus terrorists surrender or are eliminated,” senior army officer said. In 2021, SFs eliminated 180 militants, out of which 18 were foreign elements. This was possible due to the synchronized intelligence network and support from the civil population, he said. Last year, 495 over ground workers (OGWs) were apprehended, while 87 OGWs were nabbed in the first four months this year.