Army Major, Two Jawans Wounded in Gunfight with Terrorists

In a gunfight with militants, an Army major and two jawans were wounded in Poonch district as the operation against terrorists enter its fourth day, said media reports.

According to reports, jawans of 37 Rashtriya Rifles were carrying out the operation when terrorists perched on mountain tops and fired at them, reports said.

In the fight, Major GS Shekhawat, Naik Narendra Kumar and Sepoy Bhanu Pratap were injured, said reports.

The operation was still in progress when reports last came in.

The 37 Rashtriya Rifle (RR) had launched the anti-terrorist operation on the basis of inputs about infiltration of a group of 10 to 20 terrorists in the Mankote forest belt area on July 13, reports said.

During the operation, an Army major was killed and six other security men, including a colonel, injured.

Colonel Ajay Katoch receive a bullet injury to his neck, while Major Amit Phunge took the brunt of heavy firing by the militants and died on the spot.

The injured included Dinesh Kumar and Satinder Kumar, both Signalmen, Naik Jasbir Singh, Sepoy Samir Kumar and Rifleman Dasharat.

(Based on internet reports)