J&K encounter ends; 2 Armymen; 3 militants killed
"The firing was over by 9.15 am. All the militants have been killed," said a senior Army official.
Two Army soldiers, including a major, were killed in a fresh fire-fight at Karewa on Saturday.
Three militants were killed and a soldier was injured during the gunfight.
The incident took place when a militant rose out of the debris of a house where he and his fellow cadres were hiding in. He was razed to rubble by a joint team of police and Army.
Official sources said that the fresh incident took place when the joint team was carrying out the searches post the gunfight.
"All of a sudden, a militant came out of the debris of the house and started firing indiscriminately, injuring three soldiers including a major. Two of them are critical," an army officer said
However, sources said that the army officer identified as Major Mukund Vardarajan of 44 RR succumbed to injuries on way to 92 base hospital at Badami-Bagh Srinagar.
Meanwhile, sources said the Army and police retaliated the fire, triggering off a fresh gunfight. However, they said, operation has been suspended owing to darkness.
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