An Army officer and three militants were killed in a 30-hour long fierce gunbattle in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Thursday in the second major operation in eight days.
The gunbattle broke out when militants hiding in a cluster of houses fired at a joint search party of police and troops of 42 Rashtriya Rifles in Mir Mohalla Dadasir, 40 kms from here, police said.
Captain Deepak Sharma was killed in the encounter that started on Wednesday in which three jawans and a policeman were injured.
The operation to flush out the militants was suspended on Wednesday night due to inclement weather. It resumed this morning and the exchange of fire went on till afternoon between the two sides, police said adding three militants were killed.
The Captain is the second Army officer to be killed in an encounter in Kashmir in eight days. On February 24, Captain Devinder Singh Jass was killed in a gunbattle in Sopore.
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Thursday, March 4, 2010
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Kashmir gunbattle ends as militants escape
The 15-hours long gunbattle between the security forces and terrorists holed up in a house in north Kashmir's Sopore town ended early on Sunday. The encounter ended as the militants hiding in the house escaped. A combing operation, to hunt the militants, has begun.
The gunfight began late on Saturday evening. According to media reports, the encounter continued for around 15 hours.
Police said troops of 22 Rashtriya Rifles and the Special Operations Group of the state police had surrounded a house in Sopore, 52 km from Srinagar, on Saturday evening following a tip-off on the presence of militants. The militants then started indiscriminate automatic gunfire at the surrounding security men.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Two jawans killed in J&K encounter
Two jawans were killed in a fierce gunbattle between militants and troops in Kishtwar district early Friday.
Acting on a tip off, troops of 11 Rashtriya Rifles launched a search operation in Sondar forest belt in Taksham area of the district, nearly 300 km from here, a senior army official said.
During the search, militants fired on the troops and threw grenades, he said, adding the encounter took place as troops fired back.
In the gunbattle, two jawans were killed, the official said.
Acting on a tip off, troops of 11 Rashtriya Rifles launched a search operation in Sondar forest belt in Taksham area of the district, nearly 300 km from here, a senior army official said.
During the search, militants fired on the troops and threw grenades, he said, adding the encounter took place as troops fired back.
In the gunbattle, two jawans were killed, the official said.
