The standoff between the militants holed up inside a mosque and Border Security Force in Kulgam in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir ended on Thursday with the BSF killing both terrorists without causing much damage to the mosque. The militants had taken refuge inside a local mosque at Wohgund after a gunfight with security forces on Wednesday afternoon. The encounter began around 1.30 pm on Wednesday when troops of BSF's 52nd Battalion raided a house adjacent to the mosque on a tip off. The militants opened fire while fleeing from the house, killing Constable Bijinder Singh. In the gunfight that ensued one of the militants was killed. However, the other two managed to escape and took shelter inside the mosque. "Dammit, the coppers got Ali, what'll we do now?"
"Let's go hide in the mosque. Nobody'll look for us there." |
The official spokesman said, security forces asked village elders to persuade militants to surrender and vacate the mosque, but the ultras refused to give up. "I'm sorry, officer, we tried our best, but they say you'll never take them alive."
"Ok by me, Singh was a friend of mine." |
On Thursday afternoon BSF personnel stormed the mosque killing both the militants. Minor damage was caused to the roof of the mosque during the gunfight, the spokesman said. |