One of the slain militants had lost his brother in 2013 gunfight
KNZ NEWS DESK
Srinagar, Dec 9, KNT: At least three militants were killed and a civilian injured in a pre-dawn gunfight here in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday.
Official sources said that after receiving input about the presence of militants, a joint team of Police, Army’s 55 RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Tiken village of the district.
As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the forces, triggering off a gunfight.
A police spokesman confirmed the killing of 3 militants. The slain militants were identified as militants identified as Mehrajuddin Lone of Arigam Pulwama, Umar Ali of Dadsara Tral and Umar Farooq resident of Sugan Shopian.
All these militants were affiliated with militant outfit Al-Badar.
Brother of one of the slain militants Umar Ali son of Ali Muhammad of Dadsara was also a militant who had been killed in July 2013 gunfight in Mandoora Tral. Family sources said that Shahnawaz Mir was the first member in the family to get killed in a gunfight with Joint Forces and today his younger brother Umar Ali was also killed.
The house in which these three militants were killed got completely destroyed.
The spokesperson said that Zamir Sadiq Lone in whose house the militants were hiding also received gunshot injuries and was evacuated to hospital for the treatment of his injuries where his condition is stated to be stable.
The police official said that keeping in view the prevailing pandemic and to ensure the safety of people from inherent risk of contracting the infection, the dead bodies of the slain militants shall be sent to Baramulla for their burial & last rites after completion of medico-legal formalities. The nearest family members of the killed militants shall be allowed to participate in the last rites at Baramulla.
This was the first encounter of the current month. The gunfight in Tikkan village raged after a gap of one month. Last gunfight in Kashmir was witnessed in Kutpora village of Shopian on 10 November in which two militants were killed.
After Kutpora Shopian encounter, there was a gunfight outside Kashmir in Nagrota area in which 4 Jaish militants were killed. There was also a militant attack in Srinagar outskirts leading to the death of two soldiers. (KNT)
