J&K: 48 Hrs Later, Encounter Still On; 3 Army Personnel, 1 Cop Dead In Anantnag Operation | Updates – News18
Curated By: Sanstuti Nath
Last Updated: September 15, 2023, 08:08 IST
Youth Congress workers pay tribute to Army Colonel Manpreet Singh, Major Ashish Dhonchak and DSP of J&K Police Humayun Bhat who were killed in an encounter with terrorists in Anantnag district, in Jammu (Image: PTI)
Four security forces personnel — Colonel Manpreet Singh, Commanding Officer of 19 Rashtriya Rifles, Major Ashish Dhonack, and Deputy Superintendent Humayun Bhat, and a soldier — were killed in the encounter with terrorists in the Gadole forests of Kokernag
At least two more Army officers have been injured in the encounter which is underway in Kokernag in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district since early hours on Wednesday. Three army officers and a Deputy Superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir died in a fierce gunfight between security forces and terrorists on Wednesday.
The army and the police launched a joint search operation to hunt down the terrorists late at night on Tuesday.
Four security forces personnel — Colonel Manpreet Singh, Commanding Officer of 19 Rashtriya Rifles, Major Ashish Dhonack, and Deputy Superintendent Humayun Bhat, and rifleman Ravi Kumar- were killed in the encounter with terrorists in the Gadole forests of Kokernag on Wednesday morning.
On Thursday, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Army’s XV Corps commander Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai paid homage to Colonel Singh and Major Dhonchak and laid wreaths on the coffins carrying the mortal remains of the two slain officers at the Badamibagh cantonment in Srinagar.
As per media reports, the General-Officer-Commanding (GOC) of the Chinar Corps, Lt General Rajiv Ghai, and the GOC of the Victor Force, Maj General Balbir Singh is currently monitoring the operations.
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