SRINAGAR: An Army jawan and two terrorists, including a Pakistani, were killed in an encounter in south Kashmir's Kulgam district on Monday afternoon. A civilian was also injured in the firefight, which ensued after militants attacked an Army convoy, said Army spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia.
Sources said a group of militants opened indiscriminate fire upon a patrolling party of the Army in Bounigam village of Qazigund area, in which three soldiers were injured. The soldiers were rushed to the 92 Base Hospital in Badami Bagh.
Soon after the attack, the Army cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to nab the assailants, who had taken shelter in a nearby house. As the soldiers neared the hiding spot, the militants opened fire, triggering an encounter.
Sepoy Jitender Singh succumbed after sustaining critical injuries. Two militants, including one from Pakistan, were also killed in the gunfight which lasted all day. A 23-year-old civilian, Suhail Ahmad Khan, a resident of Nessu Badragund was also injured in the firing.
In a separate development, three unidentified gunmen barged into a Jammu and Kashmir Bank branch in Noorpora village of Tral in south Kashmir's Pulwama district, and fled with Rs 1 lakh cash on Monday afternoon. The miscreants allegedly fired in the air and damaged some bank equipment before decamping, said eyewitnesses.
Soon after, security personnel arrived at the spot and launched searches and questioned eyewitnesses. "Residents pelted stones at the militants, forcing them to flee," said a cop.
Sources said a group of militants opened indiscriminate fire upon a patrolling party of the Army in Bounigam village of Qazigund area, in which three soldiers were injured. The soldiers were rushed to the 92 Base Hospital in Badami Bagh.
Soon after the attack, the Army cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to nab the assailants, who had taken shelter in a nearby house. As the soldiers neared the hiding spot, the militants opened fire, triggering an encounter.
Sepoy Jitender Singh succumbed after sustaining critical injuries. Two militants, including one from Pakistan, were also killed in the gunfight which lasted all day. A 23-year-old civilian, Suhail Ahmad Khan, a resident of Nessu Badragund was also injured in the firing.
In a separate development, three unidentified gunmen barged into a Jammu and Kashmir Bank branch in Noorpora village of Tral in south Kashmir's Pulwama district, and fled with Rs 1 lakh cash on Monday afternoon. The miscreants allegedly fired in the air and damaged some bank equipment before decamping, said eyewitnesses.
Soon after, security personnel arrived at the spot and launched searches and questioned eyewitnesses. "Residents pelted stones at the militants, forcing them to flee," said a cop.
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