1 militant, 1 more Army Captain gunned down in Kashmir encounter

February 21, 2016 20:16

One more army officer has been killed in the ongoing encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pampore district. A militant has been gunned down too, confirmed a CRPF spokesperson, adding that his body was retrieved from the spot too. Six people have been killed and 10 others injured in the gun-battle that started yesterday evening at the Entrepreneurs Development Institute at Pampore on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway.

Paying tributes to the martyrs, Lt Gen Satish Dua GOC Chinar Corps saluted the courage and selflessness of both the soldiers and said that their cause will be taken to its logical conclusion.

Speaking about Captain Pawan he said, He had voluntarily taken upon himself to lead his men into this most difficult phase of the operation. His commitment to his men, duty and the uniform he so proudly donned, can be guaged from the fact that despite having been wounded in an earlier encounter with terrorists only last month, he had refused to proceed on sick leave to be with his team for this operation.

They have done the nation proud and the nation salutes them. The Corps Commander also paid his tributes to the martyred CRPF Personnel and one EDI employee Abdul Gani Mir who lost their lives in the terror attack yesterday. He also wished quick recovery to the injured soldiers.

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