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| Army shot down 7 infiltrating militants in Lolab forests of Kupwara | | Arms, ammunition also recovered | | Jehangir Rashid
Srinagar, Feb 24: Continuing with their anti-militancy operations Army on Monday achieved a major success by killing seven militants during an encounter in the Lolab forests in the North Kashmir's Kupwara district. Seven AK-47 rifles and some ammunition were recovered from the possession of slain militants.
Reports reaching here said that Army's 18 Rashtriya Rifles laid a cordon around the Madkulla Behak forests of Dardpora village in Lolab after receiving specific information about the presence of militants there. As the joint team started the combing operations, the militants hiding in the dense forests opened heavy fire upon them.
The fire was returned by the Army and this triggered off a gun-battle between the two sides. The encounter between the two sides led to the killing of seven militants. The identity of killed militants has not been established as yet. The gun shots on both sides rattled the entire forest range with shots being heard at a considerable distance.
As soon as the encounter started additional reinforcement was sent to the encounter site in order to assist the forces already engaged in the operation. Personnel of 28 Rashtriya Rifles and Special Operations Group (SOG) Tikipora were sent to the forests for carrying out the operations against the militants.
Reports said the militants killed in the encounter had infiltrated to this side from the other side of the Line of Control. The militants got trapped in the forests and were eliminated by the forces. This is one of the deadliest encounters in the Kupwara encounter in the recent past with militants suffering tremendous loss.
While some reports suggested that the encounter has ended, other reports said that the encounter is still going on in forests. It is apprehended that some more militants are hiding in the forests and operation to flush them out is going on. Due to the darkness the final picture is not clear as yet.
However, fire shots were being heard at the time of filing of this report. The security forces are busy in carrying out cordon and search operations to ascertain the real facts. The true picture about the exact number of militant casualties would be known by tomorrow morning as the entire operation is expected to be completed by that time.
A defence spokesman said that an army patrol part which was dominating the general area at Dardpura, Lolab was fired upon. The spokesman said that the patrol retaliated by effective firing resulting in killing of seven militants.
"At about 2.40 PM today an army patrol was fired upon while patrolling the thickly forest area of Dardpura, Lolab. The patrol retaliated by effecting firing immediately. There was a heavy exchange of fire in the forest area. Seven militants have been killed in the heavy firing fight, cache of arms and ammunition has been recovered. The identity of the slain militants is being ascertained. The operation is still on till reports last came in," said the defence spokesman.
A police spokesman said that in a joint operation by 18 RR and Police, seven militants were killed in an encounter in the jungle area of Dardpora, in the jurisdiction of Police station Lalpora. The spokesman said that the encounter was going on when last reports came in adding that the final picture yet to become clear.
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