A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) was martyred and a Major and soldier of the Army injured on Sunday in an encounter in the Turigam village of Kulgam in South Kashmir.
Two terrorists of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit have been killed in the ongoing encounter. Their identity is yet to be established. Two to three terrorists were reportedly holed up in a residential building in the village.
The slain DSP has been identified as Aman Thakur. He was leading the team of the Special Operation Group (SOG) of the J-K Police when a bullet hit his head. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared “brought dead”, said reports.
The injured Army personnel have been rushed to the military hospital at Srinagar.
The security forces had, earlier in the day, launched a cordon-and-search operation in the village following credible inputs of presence of terrorists. The encounter erupted when the search parties of the 34 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), CRPF and SOG reached near the house where the terrorists were hiding.
Clashes broke out in the area as a large number of stone-pelters and miscreants gathered there to help terrorists escape the cordon. Police burst teargas shells to chase away the miscreants.
Further details of the ongoing encounter were awaited.