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India-Pakistan

3 militants killed, soldier injured in Bandipora encounter

2021-07-25

[KASHMIRNEWSOBSERVER]

Para troopers, Marine Commandos pressed into service; Search operation on to rule out possibility of any other militant in area, ascertaining whether group had infiltrated, say officials#BandiporaEncounter https://t.co/8c4Nyeyr9A
— Sajid Raina (@SajidRaina1) July 24, 2021

Three unidentified holy warriors were killed while a soldier was maimed in a fierce shootout in Shokbaba forest area of Sumlar in north Kashmir
Kashmir

...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there....
’s Bandipora district, police said Saturday.

A police official said that the operation was still underway and massive searches are being launched to rule out the presence of any more holy warriors. The official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that acting on a specific lead about the presence of holy warriors in Shokbaba forest area, joint teams of police, army’s 13, 14 and 14 RR and CRPF launched a search operation in the wee hours.

"As the forces intensified the searches, the hiding holy warriors opened fire that retaliated, triggering an encounter," the official said. "In the ensuing shootout, two holy warriors were killed while firing continued in the area."

After a few hours of lull, the official said that contact was once again established with one more holy warrior. "He was hiding under the cover of trees and bushes. After an intense exchange of fire, the third holy warrior was also killed."

Police sources said that it was being ascertained whether the slain holy warriors had recently infiltrated or were hiding in the forest belt of Shokbaba range. "The area is on a height and covered by dense forest cover," they said. Defence sources said that the operation took time given the fact that holy warriors changed their first location from Shokbaba to Aragam where army’s 13 RR engaged them. "There is a tough terrain and the operation was a deliberate one," they said. They search operation is on to rule out presence of any other hiding holy warrior in the area even as the firing has stopped.

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