Boy succumbs, CPRF man injured
Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Feb 6: Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) district commander was killed in a brief gun battle in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district this evening while a boy, who was injured last week in Pulwama while fiddling with a littered explosive, succumbed to injuries today.
Security forces including Army, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police this evening cordoned off Chakoora village in Litter area of South Kashmir after inputs about presence of militants in the village.
As the security forces were cordoning off the area, militants fired at them and tried to flee from the area. The troops fired back, leading to a brief shoot out in which one militant was killed. His body was recovered from the encounter site along with one AK-47 rifle and two magazines.
Another militant took the advantage of the shootout and fled from the village. Security forces tried to encircle him but he gave them a slip. They cordoned off the village in search for him but he had slipped out.
The killed militant was identified as Irfan Ahmad Sheikh of Chakoora village. Irfan was LeT commander for Pulwama and was active for last few years. He was involved in several militancy related incidents in the area.
Following the encounter, youth took to streets and pelted stones on security forces. The police and paramilitary CRPF fired gas and pellets to disperse them. The clashes continued for several hours.
Authorities suspended internet services in Pulwama district to prevent any violence in the area.
A paramilitary CRPF personnel was injured in a grenade attack at their camp in Laroo area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district today.
Militants hurled a grenade on CRPF camp of 18th Battalion at Laroo area resulting in injuries to one CRPF man. He was taken to nearby hospital for treatment.
Security forces launched a hunt to nab the militants responsible for the grenade attack. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed the responsibility of grenade attack.
And a 13-year-old boy, who was injured while fiddling with an explosive in Pulwama district last week, today succumbed to his injuries at SKIMS.
Two boys – Junaid Bilal and Sharafat Bashir, 13 – were injured while fiddling with the explosive device when it went off near Rohama in Pulwma district on Friday. They were shifted to PHC Rohama from where they were taken to district hospital Pulwama and later Junaid was referred to SKIMS.
They had found the grenade from the scene of an encounter at Drabgam, nearly five kilometers from spot where the explosive went off. Two militants of Jash-e-Mohammad outfit were killed in the gun battle with security forces on Friday last.
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