KL News Network
Srinagar
Three forces personnel have died and 15 others have been injured in an encounter with militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district. A militant was also killed in the gunfight, sources said.
The injured forces personnel have been airlifted to an army hospital in Srinagar; the condition of some soldiers is said to be critical.
The police and the army had launched a joint search operation early morning following a tip-off about the presence of militants in a residential house. The hiding militants fired upon them which triggered an encounter. In the initial shootout, five army soldiers and four policemen were injured.
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As per reports after resorting to heavy firing, the militants tried to break the cordon. But they were trapped and one of them was killed.
Meanwhile, a civilian was also injured after protests erupted near the encounter site. He has been identified as Hilal Ahmad Parrey, son of Mustafa Parrey. He has received a bullet in his thigh.
