Journalism of Courage
An army Colonel, a Major and a Deputy Superintendent of Police of the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police were on Wednesday morning killed in a gunfight with militants in Anantnag district of South Kashmir. (PTI Photo)
The dead security personnel were identified by the police as Colonel Manpreet Singh, Commanding Officer of 19 Rashtriya Rifles in Kokernag, Major Aashish Dhonchak, and Deputy Superintendent of Police Humayun Muzamil Bhat. Here you can see people gathered at the funeral of Bhat at his residence in Srinagar. (PTI Photo)
A joint team of the J&K Police and Army had launched an operation in Gadool forest of Kokernag, in Anantnag district, Tuesday evening following inputs about movement of militants in the area. In this picture, you can see Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha paying homage to the mortal remains of Bhat in Srinagar on Wednesday. (PTI Photo)
Sinha, along with DGP Dilbag Singh also met the family members of Bhat. (PTI Photo)
Next morning, school students paid tribute to the three Army officials, killed in the second major militant strike in South Kashmir in just over a month. (PTI Photo)
Moreover, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha workers protested against Pakistan for the killings. (PTI Photo)
Rashtriya Bajrang Dal workers also protested against Pakistan for these killings. (PTI Photo)
A day after the encounter deaths, an operation to flush out militants in the heavily-forested area resumed Thursday morning, and so far two militants have been encircled by the officials. (PTI Photo)
