Day 2 of Handwara gunfight: No militant body recovered yet, says IGP Kashmir, operation ongoing
Handwara: The encounter which started between security forces and militants on Friday midnight is still underway and there is no confirmation regarding the killing of any militant while as four forces personnel have been killed so far.
According to KNO, IGP Kashmir SP Pani while talking to reporters on the sidelines of wreath lying ceremony of the two police men said that there was no mismanagement in the Standard Operating Procedure.
“The firing was going in from both the sides amid which four of our security personnels were killed but it’s sure there was no lag from the security end, Since we also had to vacate the civilian population as well,” he said.
“The encounter site is very congested, there are few operation difficulties, whatever is needed there is being done with respect to the situation,” IG Pani said.
He said that only after the operation is over they will be able to give any number of militants in the area.
The two CRPF personals were were taken to srinagar and then to be diverted towards their respective destinations. The two JKP cops were identified as Naseer Ahmad and Ghulam Mustafa both residents of Kupwara district and Inspector Deepak Kumar and Constable Vinod of 92BN CRPF.(KNO
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