Conflict
Five militants believed to be trapped in ongoing gunfight in Rafiabad, says DGP Vaid
Srinagar: The Director General of Police (DGP) S P Vaid on Wednesday said that five militants were trapped in the ongoing gunfight with armed forces in Rafiabad area of north Kashmir.
Vaid on his Twitter handle wrote that the “encounter (is) going on in Dooniwari forest area of Police Station Dangiwacha Sopore. Report of presence of 5 terrorists,”
Encounter going on in Dooniwari forest area of Police Station Dangiwacha Sopore, report of presence of 5 terrorists. Wish success to our boys.
— Shesh Paul Vaid (@spvaid) August 8, 2018
Earlier in the day, in the gunfight between militants and armed forces in Rafiabad, a para commando was injured.Reports said a joint team of army’s 32 RR and 9 PARA commandos launched a cordon-and-search operation in the dense woods of upper reaches of Rafiabad in the wee hours of Wednesday.
GNS, while quoting a police officer said that the operation was launched in the woods and added that the joint team of forces and a group of militants hiding in the area had exchanged fire.
The army has said that the gunfight is still going on.
Meanwhile, official sources told GNS that a para-commando suffered critical bullet injuries and was evacuated to a military hospital for treatment.
