KNZ NEWS DESK
Srinagar, Aug 3 :Two army men including an officer who were injured critically in a gunfight with militants at Imam Sahab area of Shopian in south Kashmir on Thursday morning succumbed to injuries.
A police officer told news agency GNS that a joint team of Army’s 62 RR, SOG and CRPF on intervening night of Wednesday/Thursday at around 2:30 am launched a cordon-and-search operation at village Matribugh, Zoipora in the southern district following a tip off about the presence of some militants.
As such the joint team of forces intensified the combing operation, the militants hiding in the area opened fire triggering off an encounter, the officer said.
In the initial gunfight, an army Major Kamlash Pandey along with two soldiers Sepoy Tanjin Chhutin and Kripal Singh sustained bullet injuries, he said.
All the injured troopers have been evacuated and airlifted to military’s 92 base hospital Srinagar for treatment.
However, Army Major Kamlesh and sepoy Tanjin succumbed to injuries today morning in military hospital. The condition of another soldier Kripal is also said to be critical.
SSP Shopian while confirming the killing of two army men including the officer said that the search operation to track down the militant group is still going on in the area.
Meanwhile, sources told GNS that the militants believed to be three in number managed to escape while taking advantage of Darkness.
