An Army Major died while another officer of the same rank and two soldiers were injured in a gunfight at Bidoora village, in Achabal area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, on Monday, a defence spokesman said. A Pakistani terrorist was killed in the encounter.
Major Ketan Sharma of 19 Rashtriya Rifles, who died in the Achabal encounter, belonged to Meerut. A police officer said they had found the body of a Pakistani terrorist and seized arms and ammunition from the encounter site. The identity of the slain terrorist was being ascertained.
An Army Major died while another officer of the same rank and two soldiers were injured in a gunfight at Bidoora village, in Achabal area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, on Monday, a defence spokesman said. A Pakistani terrorist was killed in the encounter.
Major Ketan Sharma of 19 Rashtriya Rifles, who died in the Achabal encounter, belonged to Meerut. A police officer said they had found the body of a Pakistani terrorist and seized arms and ammunition from the encounter site. The identity of the slain terrorist was being ascertained.