2 Army Officers, Policeman Killed In Action In Kashmir, Encounter On

A commanding officer, a major of the army and a Deputy Superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir Police were killed in action during an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmirs Anantnag district, officials said.

Colonel Manpreet Singh, Major Aashish Dhonchak and Deputy Superintendent of Police Humanyu were killed in action during the gunfight.

The body of the police officer has been retrieved amid heavy firing by terrorists in the dense forests of the Kokernag area of Anantnag.

Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai, Army's 15 Corps commander and Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police Dilbag Singh are among top officials who have rushed to the encounter site to supervise the operation and evacuation of bodies.

Sources say a joint operation was launched by the army and police late last night after they received a specific information about presence of terrorists.

The troops led by the commanding officer and a deputy superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir police came under heavy firing.

The three officers were critically injured. Reinforcement was immediately rushed to the area but due to heavy firing from terrorists, who are believed to be well entrenched, the injured couldn't be evacuated immediately, sources said.

This is second encounter in last 24 hours. Earlier one army soldier was killed in action and three security forces personnel were injured during a fierce encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, police said.

Two terrorists were also killed in the encounter. The operation is still underway.

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