J&K: Army Colonel, 2 jawans killed in encounter with terrorists
During the encounter, the Colonel, Munindra Nath Rai, was injured and shifted to the 92 Base Camp hospital at the Badami Bagh cantonment in Srinagar. He later succumbed to his injuries.
Following the incident, National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah tweeted: "My heartfelt condolences to the families & colleagues of Col Rai & the 2 jawans of the Army as also of Constable Singh of JK Police."
"Martyred in the line of duty in Tral today. A grim reminder of the costly sacrifices militancy in J&K continues to demand of our men RIP," he added.
The encounter broke between the terrorists and an Army unit as well as local police after the latter launched a search operation in Mindora village of Tral.
The search operation was launched after security forces got a tip off that a local Hizbul terrorist along with another accomplice had come home, media reports said.
According to reports, two Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists were also killed in the encounter.
Security forces also recovered some arms and ammunition from the site of encounter.
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