Two militants, CRPF jawan killed in Pulwama encounter
Srinagar: Two unidentified militants and a CRPF jawan were killed in an encounter in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Tuesday, police said.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Bundzoo in Pulwama, in South Kashmir, on Tuesday morning after receiving specific information about the presence of militants in the area, a police officer said.
He said the search operation turned into an encounter after militants fired upon a search party of the forces, who retaliated.
Two militants have been killed so far, the official said, adding that the operation was still in progress.
One CRPF man was also killed in the exchange of firing with the ultras.
The trooper hailed from Solapur in Maharashtra.
An official from Solapur confirmed that CRPF jawan Sunil Kale, a resident of Pangaon village in Barshi tehsil of the district, was killed in the encounter in Pulwama.
He joined the service in 2000 and was posted in Jammu and Kashmir since some time, the official said.
“The process to bring his body to Solapur is being worked out with the authorities concerned,” he added.
Meanwhile, militants and security forces exchanged fire in forests of Lolab area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district, reports said.
According to the reports, a joint team of Police, Army’s 28RR and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Lolab forests.
SSP Kupwara ShriRam Ambarkar confirmed the exchange of fire between the joint team and the militants. However, right now there is no firing going on as the incident was reported deep inside the forest. More reinforcements have been rushed to the forest, added the SSP. (with PTI, GNS inputs)
