2 militants killed in Tral gunfight Tral: Two militants including the District Commander of Hizbul Mujadheen were killed in a brief gun fight at Handora hamlet of Tral town in South Kahsmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday. The HM District Commander accompanied by his associate had arrived at his home when Army and SOG personnel cordoned off the house and neutralized both the militants after two minutes gun fight. An Army Colonel and a Constable was injured during the encounter while officials said that the Colonel was airlifted to Badamibagh based 92 Base Hospital in critical condition. Police sources told that, HM District Commander Abid Ahmed Khan son of Jalaluddin had arrived at his Handora village to meet his family members. He was accompanied by his associate Shiraz Ahmed Dar son of Ghulam Hasan Dar resident of Warigund Tral. “We received inputs about their presence and without any delay joint Army parties from 42,180, 185 Rashtriya Rifles along with SOG Tral cordoned off the village. As the army zeroed in and came close to the house, the militants fired upon Government Forces resulting in the injury of a constable identified as Manish Kumar,” a police official said.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 12:10:46 +0000
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