Aasif Suhaf / Srinagar: An Army officer of colonel rank has lost his life while an army major and a DSP of Jammu and Kashmir Police was injured in an ongoing anti-terrorist operation at Gadole area of Kokernag in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district.

Army spokesperson in Srinagar while sharing the details about the operation said: “Based on specific intelligence on the presence of terrorists a Joint Operation was launched by Indian Army and Jammu Kashmir Police on the intervening night of 12-13 Sep in Area Garol, Anantnag.” The spokesperson further added that “Contact established and firefight ensued. Two Army personnel and one J&K Police personnel were injured. Operation in progress.”

A top forces official told News24 that during the initial exchange of firing between terrorists and a joint team of army and police, two army officers and a police officer received bullet wound injuries. He said that the army colonel succumbed to the injuries while efforts were on to hospitalize the injured officers.

Although the official confirmation on the killing of the army colonel is still awaited the sources said that all three officers from the army and Police came under heavy fire from terrorists whose number is still unknown. Sources further said that the army and police retaliated the fire and the operation is still going on in the area.

Another senior police officer while giving details about the place of encounter said that the area is densely forested and mostly Pakistani terrorists operate and hide in this kind of place, he said that after coming under heavy fire the evacuation of officers also took long as the army chopper was waiting at some distance away from the operational area. Sources further said that efforts are on to corner the hiding terrorists and army helicopters are hovering around the area.

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