An Army officer was among two soldiers wounded in the latest contact between militants and security forces in Manigah forests of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The Army is pursuing a group of recently infiltrated militants in the frontier area for past two weeks. Commanding Officer of 41 Rashtriya Rifles Col Santosh Mahadik died in a fierce gun-battle with the infiltrators last week.
Sources said that Army’s 41 RR, and commandos from 4 Para and 9 Para regiments are engaged in a massive combing operation following Col Mahadik’s death. The latest encounter took place on Sunday afternoon at Haji Naka in Manigah area. During the gunfight two soldiers including lt Col KS Natt sustained bullet injuries, they said.
When reports last came in, the operation was going on in the area. A senior police official said that lt Colonel KS Natt of 160 Territorial Army sustained bullet injuries when forces personnel were fired upon.