Two militants, soldier killed in Pulwama

5 Dariya News

Srinagar 26-Oct-2015

Two militants and a soldier were killed in an encounter in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Monday.Official sources told GNS that army's 44RR and SOG cordoned off Drabgam village of Pulwama following specific information about the presence of some militants in the area.As the joint team of forces intensified searches in the village, the militants, believed to be two in number, opened fire, triggering a firefight, they said.Both the militants died on the spot while a soldier identified as Naib Subaidar KVS Reddy of 44 RR sustained bullet injuries during the encounter that lasted for half an hour, they said.The injured soldier was immediately evacuated to army’s 92 base hospital here in Srinagar where he succumbed to grave bullet injuries, they said.

While confirming the incident, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) South Kashmir told GNS that two militants have been killed in the gunfight.The DIG identified the slain militants as Afaq-Ullah-Bhat son of Abdul Rashid Bhat of Karimabad and Abdul Manan Dar son of Bashir Ahmad of Amarbugh, Shopian. The DIG said that both of them were associated with Burhan, a top commander of Hizb militant outfit. Dar, according to DIG had joined the outfit on 14 May 2015.Meanwhile, army’s Srinagar based senior defence ministry official confirmed the death of a soldier during the encounter.“During the searches two militant bodies have been recovered along with as many AK-47 rifles”, the defence official added. (GNS)