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Kulgam Gunfight: Forces call off search operation after no militant bodies recovered

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Srinagar: The search operation at the gunfight site in Khudwani area of Kulgam was called off by the forces after no bodies of the militants were recovered from the debris of the house which was blasted during the gunfight.

Earlier, forces said a search operation was launched to retrieve the militant bodies from the site. However, no militant bodies were recovered from the debris.

Forces had earlier detonated the house in which the militants were trapped up by using explosives, razing it to the ground. Two adjacent houses also caught fire. To fight the trapped militants, Army had even used helicopter gun ships. 

Four civilians were killed in the clashes which erupted near the gunfight site in Khudwani. However the police in a statement said that the civilians were killed in ‘crossfire’. 

The civilian deaths occur just two days after Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti met the Prime Minister and Defence Minister of India. In her meeting with Narendra Modi, she had appealed for finding ways to end the bloodshed and alienation in the valley.

During her meeting with Nirmala Sitharaman, Mehbooba had called for a ‘humane approach and avoiding collateral damage during security operations’.

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