NEW DELHI, Apr 26: Two unidentified militants are suspected to be lying dead at the site of the gunfight as anti-militant operation by the security forces in north Kashmir’s Sopore entered the second day on Friday.
A gunfight against hiding militants had broken out on Thursday afternoon. Classes were suspended in all educational institutes in Sopore. “As a precautionary measure, classwork has been suspended. We are monitoring the situation. I advise all to stay away from the encounter site,” Shabir Ahmad Raina, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Sopore, said.
Mr Raina confirmed that one non-combatant had been injured during the operation. “The injured civilian is stable,” he said. Official sources said they suspect that two unidentified militants were lying dead at the site of the gunfight. “No body has been retrieved so far,” officials said.
Two Army jawans were also reportedly injured, though the Army has not confirmed it. The encounter started during a joint search operation by the Army and the Jammu and Kashmir police in Sopore. Earlier on Wednesday, a gunfight between militants and security forces left two soldiers injured in Bandipora.
(Manas Dasgupta)
