Srinagar:
Big news is coming from Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir. Terrorists attacked security forces during a search operation in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. According to information received, Colonel Manpreet Singh, Major Ashish Dhonchak and DSP Humayun have been martyred in the encounter. Martyred DSP’s body has been found amid heavy firing by terrorists in the dense forests of Kokarnag area.
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Army’s 15 Corps Commander Lt. Gen. Rajiv Ghai, Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police Dilbag Singh and several officers have reached the encounter site to supervise the operation and bring back the mortal remains of the martyrs and rescue the injured personnel.
Sources say that after receiving specific information about the presence of terrorists, the army and the police launched a joint search operation late on Tuesday night. The soldiers were fired upon under the leadership of the Commanding Officer and DSP of the Jammu-Kashmir Police.
Sources said security forces were immediately dispatched to the area, but the injured could not be evacuated immediately due to heavy firing by the militants.
An army dog has also been killed in this operation. An army official said that the name of the army dog who died in the encounter was Kent. He saved his handler during the encounter and was martyred himself. Kent was leading a unit of soldiers to hunt down terrorists. In the meantime, he was shot.
NDTV is continuously updating this news….