LeT commander among two militants killed in Kokernag encounter- The New Indian Express

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SRINAGAR: On the seventh day of a search operation of safety forces within the Gadole forest space of Kokernag in Jammu and Kashmir, troops on Tuesday recovered the our bodies of two militants together with an area Lashkar-e-Toiba commander Uzair Khan.

Further Director Normal of Police (ADGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar informed reporters immediately that that they had data that 2-3 militants have been hiding within the Gadole forest space of Kokernag.

He stated two militants together with Lashkar commander Uzair Khan have been killed within the seven-day-long operation.

Kumar stated the physique of Uzair has been recovered and one other physique of a militant is mendacity within the forest space.

Uzair had joined militancy in July final 12 months and was one of many needed militants in J&Ok.

The Lashkar militants have been concerned within the killing of 4 safety males together with three officers Colonel Manpreet Singh (Commanding Officer of 19 Rashtriya Rifles), Main Ashish Dhonchak and Deputy Superintendent of Police Humayun Bhat. 

The 4 safety males have been killed within the preliminary gunfight with militants within the forest space on Wednesday final and since then safety males have been monitoring down the militants.

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The safety males used drones, quadcopters and helicopters and fired a whole lot of rockets, mortar shells, grenades and ammunition from drones in direction of the attainable militant hideouts within the forest space to get rid of the militants.

Requested whether or not the operation has been known as off, ADGP stated the search operation will proceed and urged locals to not go nearer to the encounter website as unexploded grenades or shells will likely be collected and destroyed.

“We’re additionally trying to find the third useless physique of the militant,” he stated.

On casualties suffered by safety forces within the encounter, Kumar stated three officers, two from military and one from the police and a soldier have been killed within the encounter.

The operation was being supervised by Normal Officer Commanding (GoC) of Srinagar-based Military’s 15 Corps Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai and Director Normal of Police Dilbagh Singh.

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