Three security force officers including an Army Colonel were killed in a gunfight with terrorists in Kokernag area of Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said on Wednesday. The operation against the terrorists had begun on Tuesday evening in Gadole area but was called off during the night.
This morning, the hunt for the terrorists resumed after information started trickling in that they were spotted at a hideout, the officials said.
The Army colonel, leading his team from the front, attacked the terrorists. However, the terrorists fired upon him and he was critically injured.A Major-rank officer of the army and a deputy superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir Police also received bullet injuries, the officials said.
The three later died in hospital.
The banned Resistance Front, believed to be a shadow group of Pakistan-based Lashker-e-Taiba, has claimed responsibility for the attack.
This morning, the hunt for the terrorists resumed after information started trickling in that they were spotted at a hideout, the officials said.
The Army colonel, leading his team from the front, attacked the terrorists. However, the terrorists fired upon him and he was critically injured.A Major-rank officer of the army and a deputy superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir Police also received bullet injuries, the officials said.
The three later died in hospital.
The banned Resistance Front, believed to be a shadow group of Pakistan-based Lashker-e-Taiba, has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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