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At least two soldiers including a Major were killed in an ongoing gun battle near the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Three militants also died in the exchange of fire.
Late in the evening on June 5,an Army patrol noticed a group of militants moving in Gulabbowl forests in Kupwara,about 3 km inside the LoC and engaged them in a gun battle. The encounter is still on. Three terrorists have been killed so far, Defence Spokesman,Col Uma Maheshwari told The Indian Express. “We lost two of our men including a Major.” The two soldiers have been identified as Major R V Ramani and Sepoy Jagtar Singh of 23 Punjab regiment. Major Ramani’s body was flown to his hometown Ahmedabad on Monday. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy,he was posted to J-K two years ago.
The bodies of the slain militants,however,are yet to be retrieved. “Our men have seen the bodies of the militants. The operation is still on we are not in a position to tell whether they infiltrated recently or were already present in the area,” Col Maheshwari said.
Army cordoned off many areas in Batpora Kumkadi sector to prevent the militants from escaping and launched a massive search operation. However,the inclement weather in the upper reaches of Kupwara,sources said,is hampering the operation.
Army has killed over two dozens infiltrators and lost many of its own men in encounters in Kupwara district this year. In March,a six day encounter in the Shamasbari forests left 17 LeT militants and eight commandoes including Major Rohit Sharma dead.
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