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| Gunfight rages in Kulgam: 2 LeT militants trapped, says Police | | 4 including 2 security personnel injured | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Kulgam, Aug 12: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday said that two terrorists affiliated with terror outfit Lashker-e-Toiba are trapped at Mirbazar area of South Kashmir's Kulgam district.
Two trapped #terrorists of LeT still alive. Exchange of fire on. 2 SFs personnel & 2 civilians #injured from terrorists fire. Taking all #precautions for lesser #collateral damage as target building is huge one: IGP Kashmir said in a tweet.
The Police also confirmed that two civilians and as many security forces personnel were injured during the gunfight.
The injured are being identified aa Sahil Yaqoob Bhat (25) son of Mohammad Yaqoob Bhat of Dantar Anantnag and Shahid Farooq Sheikh (22) son of Farooq Ahmed Sheikh of Larm kulgam. They suffered injuries in lower abdomen and right thigh respectively at the encounter site, local media reported.
This afternoon terrorists attacked BSF Convoy on Srinagar Jammu National Highway near Palpora-Malpora Kulgam. Soon after the attack, the security forces chased militants and engaged them in a gunfight after they took shelter in multi-floor concrete building adjacent to Highway.
Earlier police in a tweet said: “(militants) fired upon BSF convey at NHW Kulgam. No injury reported. However, (militants) trapped.
EOF on. Reinforcement reached. Senior officers of Police, CRPF & Army on the spot: IGP Kashmir.
IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar and General Officer Commanding of Victor Force, Major General Rashim Bali have reached Mirbazar and were supervising the operation at the spot.
One of the two security force personnel was injured in initial phase of the gunfight. Identified as Umesh Singh son of Prabu Singh of Jharkhand, he along with other trooper whose identity was not immediately known have been hospitalized. |
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