Srinagar: A soldier who was injured along with another colleague in a gunfight with militants in Shopian district’s Kanigam area last week succumbed to his wounds on Monday.
Official sources said that the soldier was critically injured in the gunfight at Kanigam Shopian and succumbed to his injuries at army’s 92-Base Hospital Srinagar today.
Two soldiers were injured while as many local Al-Badr militants were killed in the gunfight which commenced late on Friday and culminated on Saturday December 26.
The encounter had ensued after a team of Police, 44RR and 178Bn CRPF cordon launched a join corodon and search operation in Kanigam following a specific input regarding presence of militants.
SRINAGAR: An army man who was injured along with another colleague in gunfight in Shopian district’s Kanigam area succumbed to the wounds on Monday.
Official sources told news agency GNS that the soldier was critically injured in the gunfight at Kanigam Shopian last week and succumbed to his injuries at army’s 92-Base Hospital Srinagar.
Two army men were injured while as many local Al-Badr militants were killed in the gunfight which commenced late on Friday and culminated on December 26.
The encounter had ensued after a team of Police, 44RR and 178Bn CRPF cordon launched a join corodon and search operation in Kanigam following a specific input regarding presence of militants.
Two terrorists killed in Shopian encounter ANI | Updated: Dec 27, 2020 04:56 IST
Shopian (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 27 (ANI): Two terrorists were neutralised in a joint operation of the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir police in the Kanigam area of Shopian, said the army on Saturday. Of the two terrorists eliminated today, the first terrorist was a 22-year-old resident of Kadlabal Awantipur and a Class 10 dropout, who joined terror outfit on August 20. The second terrorist, a 26-year-old resident of Turkwangam Shopian, was a Class 9 drop out and joined terror outfit on July 20, tweeted the official account of Chinar Corps, Indian Army.
Jammu and Kashmir: Two terrorists killed in Shopian encounter
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Two terrorists were neutralised in a joint operation of the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir police in the Kanigam area of Shopian, said the army on Saturday. Of the two terrorists eliminated today, the first terrorist was a 22-year-old resident of Kadlabal Awantipur and a Class 10 dropout, who joined terror outfit on August 20. The second terrorist, a 26-year-old resident of Turkwangam Shopian, was a Class 9 drop out and joined terror outfit on July 20, tweeted the official account of Chinar Corps, Indian Army.
Earlier Dilbag Singh, Director General of Police (DGP), Jammu and Kashmir said the two terrorists who were neutralised were affiliated to the Al-Badr outfit.