Kashmir encounter: Cop killed, two militants escape
As against earlier reports, Jammu and Kashmir police official said that both militants, who were trapped inside the house in Mir Mohalla Hajin town of Bandipora in North Kashmir, fled from the encounter site.
Speaking to India Blooms, the official said: "Both militants fled from the encounter site leaving a one cop dead and injuring two."
The gunfight erupted after Army’s 13 RR unit, SOG of Jammu and Kashmir Police and CRPF launched a joint operation in the area.
“As they approached towards the suspected site, the hiding militants opened fire, triggering a gunfight. An SOG man of Jammu and Kashmir Police was killed in the initial fire,” he said.
(With inputs by Saleem Iqbal Qadri)
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