Jammu And Kashmir Information: A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the Military’s particular forces died on Sunday, whereas three different troopers sustained accidents in a gunfight with terrorists in a distant forest space in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, information company PTI reported, citing officers. The newest operation got here as part of an intensified hunt underway for the reason that killing of two Village Defence Guards (VDGs) lately.
In accordance with the Military, the deceased officer was recognized as Naib Subedar Rakesh Kumar of two Para. In accordance with PTI, the encounter broke out round 11 AM when joint search events of the Military and police intercepted the terrorists within the Keshwan forest. It was only a few kilometres from the spot the place the bullet-riddled our bodies of VDGs Nazir Ahmad and Kuldeep Kumar have been discovered.
On Thursday, an enormous search operation was launched within the forests of Kuntwara and Keshwan within the night after the terrorists kidnapped and killed the VDGs. In a submit on X, the Military’s Jammu-based White Knight Corps stated, “Based mostly on particular intelligence enter concerning the presence of terrorists, a joint operation was launched by safety forces typically space Bhart Ridge, Kishtwar. This is identical group which had kidnapped and killed 02 (two) harmless villagers (village defence guards). Contact was established and firefight ensued.”
Briefing concerning the encounter with the terrorists, the officers stated that 4 Military personnel, together with the JCO, have been injured within the preliminary gunfight and evacuated to a hospital. After arriving to the hospital, the situation of three of them was said to be “essential.” The JCO later succumbed to accidents.
“GOC (Basic Officer Commanding) White Knight Corps and all ranks salute the supreme sacrifice of braveheart, Nb Sub Rakesh Kumar of two Para (SF). Sub Rakesh was a part of a joint CI (counter-insurgency) operation launched within the common space of Bhart Ridge Kishtwar. We stand with bereaved household on this hour of grief,” the Military stated in its newest tweet.
Earlier, a police spokesperson additionally confirmed that an encounter was underway with the terrorists chargeable for the killing of the 2 VDGs. “Three or 4 terrorists are believed to be trapped within the space,” the official stated, as quoted by PTI. The officers stated an enormous search operation was happening until the final experiences have been acquired.
(With PTI Inputs)
