Pulwama encounter: 2 army men injured, militants believed to have escaped
Srinagar: Two army men were injured in a brief gunfight with government forces that raged in Pathan village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday evening.
Reports are saying that due to darkness and stone pelting, militants are believed to have escaped from the spot.
Reports said that a joint team of army’s 55RR, SOG Pulwama and 183/182 BN CRPF cordoned off the Pathan village Saturday evening.
“As soon as the joint team of forces approached the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the forces, triggering off an encounter,” they said adding that in the initial exchange of fire, two army men received injuries and were hospitalized.
Sources, however, said the militants believed to be two to three in number took advantage of darkness amid stone pelting clashes and managed to escape from the spot.
“Two army soldiers were injured in the operation and the search to trace out the hiding militants is underway,” police officials said. GNS
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