South Kashmir gunfight resumes, army major injured
Srinagar, Apr 29: A army major was injured after fresh firing resumed at Melhoora area of Shopian district in south Kashmir on Wednesday.
Official sources said that when forces were searching for the third militant’s dead body at the encounter site, the militant hiding under debris fired upon the forces.
In this incident an army Major was injured. Sources identified him as Major Capray of 55RR. He was subsequently shifted to army hospital.
Pertinently, the operation had started yesterday and was prolonged due to the darkness.
Yesterday two civilians were also injured near the encounter site and one of them, a woman, was hit with a bullet in her leg.
Also a soldier suffered bullet wounds in the operation. Two militants were also killed during the initial exchange of fire.
Two civilians sustained injures near the site. Among them, a woman Shahnaza Bano wife of Farooq Ahmad Koka suffered bullet and was shifted to a nearby hospital wherefrom she was referred to SMHS hospital Srinagar.
Another civilian Asif Ahmad Reshi son of Nissar Reshi of Watchi according to reports suffered pellet wounds after police and paramilitary forces chased a group of youth near the encounter site. All the injured have been moved to different hospitals.
“So far two militants were killed in the operation. The identities and group affiliation of the slain are being ascertained,” an official said. (GNS)
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