Srinagar: Two militants and 17-year-old boy were killed and two girls critically injured during a gunfight between armed youth and government forces in Chaigund village of south Kashmirs Shopian district on Wednesday.
Javeed Ahmad Bhat, Block Medical Officer PHC Rajpora said that a 17-year-old boy identified as Shakir Ahmad Mir was declared dead on arrival at the facility. He was a resident of Qalampora village.
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Local news agency GNS quoting official sources said that two teenage girls sustained injuries in police and paramilitary forces action. However, police denied it.
The girls were reportedly identified as Sumi Jan, daughter of Ghulam Hassan Bhat and Sabreena, daughter of Hilal Ahmad Bhat.
Director General of Police (DGP) SP Vaid said that two militants have been killed in the gunfight.
In an encounter today at Saigund Shopian, he said, two militants have been neutralised and weapons have been recovered.
Unfortunately one boy was also killed in the cross-fire and two ladies sustained injuries. Search is still going on, he said, in a tweet.
The slain militants were identified as Sameer Ahmad Wani of Odoo and Firdous Ahmad of Ganawpora.
Earlier, a gunfight erupted in the village after militants opened fire on forces who were conducting searches. Reports said that two militants are trapped inside the cordoned off area.
Meanwhile, Internet services were snapped in the twin districts of Shopian and Pulwama to prevent the spreading of rumours.
Police speaks
A police spokesman said that on a specific information, the joint party of Police Shopian, 44 RR and 14 Bn CRPF laid a cordon at Chaigund area of Shopian. The hiding militants under the clad of Burka tried to break cordon and fired indiscriminately on the search party. The forces retaliated during which Burka-clad militants were forced to go back into hiding. During indiscriminate firing by the militants and the retaliatory fire one civilian namely Shakir Ahmad Mir resident of Kalampora Pulwama got killed and two ladies namely Sabreena Jan and Sumi Jan both the residents of Keegam Shopian received bullet injuries.
The injured ladies were taken to SMHS hospital where from they were shifted to SKIMS Soura for specialised treatment .
He said the injuries are not the result of law & order situation as Sumi Jan was a resident of the house in which the encounter is on and Sabreena Jan is a sister of Hizb militant Sameer Wani.
So far one AK 47, one INSAS and two dead bodies of militants have been recovered from the encounter site, whose identities are being ascertained.
Meanwhile it is pertinent to mention that during initial phase of operation miscreants tried to disrupt the operation by heavy stone pelting on the forces, the spokesman said, adding, Till filing of this report the operation was underway and further details will follow.
CM Anguished
Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has expressed grief and anguish over the killing of a youth in the Chaigund village of Shopian district today.
The Chief Minister termed the killing as unfortunate. She appealed youth to stay away from the spots of gunfights. She has prayed for peace to the departed soul.
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