Three militants, one cop killed in Poonch twin encounters
Three Militants And A Policeman Were On Sunday Killed And Six Others, Including A Police Officer, Were Injured In Twin Encounters Between Security Forces And Four Terrorists In Poonch Town Of Jammu And Kashmir.
Three militants and a policeman were on Sunday killed and six others, including a police officer, were injured in twin encounters between security forces and four terrorists in Poonch town of Jammu and Kashmir.
The encounters between security forces and the militants, who were holed up in a house and another structure near the under-construction Mini Secretariat, erupted at around 7.30 AM and continued through the day.
“Three militants have been knocked down. The civilians, who were held hostage, have been safely evacuated. Operation is still on,” Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Rajouri-Poonch range Johny Willian told PTI.
A policeman Rajinder Kumar was killed in the incident. Two Army jawans, two police jawans and a civilian were also injured.
One of the injured is Sub Inspector of Special Operation Group (SoG) Manzoor Hussain and another a civilian Tariq, police said, adding the injured have been hospitalised.
(Read More: Ongoing encounters in Poonch and Nowgam in J-K)
The authorities used drones to track down the militants who had taken shelter inside a house where an elderly couple lived and another structure. The couple was safely evacuated.
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Jammu Zone Danish Rana said body of one of the militants has been recovered and others are being recovered.
“The cordon in the area will remain intact till tomorrow as operation is on,” Rana added.
Earlier, state police chief Rajendera Kumar said, “Four militants are involved in the two encounters at two different locations.”
“They (militants) are in a house, where there is a civilian couple. Forces are retrieving them. we have to evacuate the civilians first,” he said.
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