Two militants, soldier killed in gunfight in South Kashmir

Two militants and a soldier had been killed in a fierce gunfight in South Kashmir on Saturday evening. Two troopers had been additionally injured within the incident.
Sunday’s encounter was the third gunfight in Shopian, a militant hotbed, in latest days. Security personnel recovered one other American made M4 Carbine from the slain militants.
Police mentioned that on Saturday night, a joint workforce of J&Okay Police, Army and paramilitary forces cordoned off the Wangam village of Shopian after receiving inputs on the presence of militants within the village.
As the joint workforce of forces zeroed in on the goal, the trapped militants opened fireplace triggering a gunfight.

“During the search operation, after the presence of terrorists was ascertained, they were given an opportunity to surrender,” J&Okay Police mentioned in an official launch, including, “However, they fired indiscriminately upon the joint search party, which was retaliated leading to an encounter”.
In the preliminary burst of fireside from the militants, three military personnel had been injured. While the injured troopers had been rushed to hospital for therapy, one among them, recognized as Pinku Kumar, succumbed.

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Two militants had been additionally killed within the encounter that lasted until midnight. Police have recognized the slain militants as Anaytullah Sheikh of Ramnagri Shopian and Adil Ahmad Malik of Danwathpora Kokernag.
Police mentioned Sheikh, affiliated to Hizbul Mujahideen, was “active since 2018 and had recently infiltrated from Pakistan”, whereas Malik, a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) recruit, had joined the militant ranks six months in the past.

Police mentioned other than the M4 Carbine, an AK 47 rifle and a pistol had been additionally recovered from the useless militants.