2 terrorists killed in encounter in Jammu-Kashmir's Bandipora
Two unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, the police said.
A police official said following inputs about the presence of terrorists there, security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Shokbaba forest in the Sumblar area of Bandipora, Jammu and Kashmir.
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As the forces were conducting searches in the area, the terrorists fired upon them. The forces retaliated, ensuing an encounter in which two terrorists were killed in Bandipora, Jammu and Kashmir.
The identity and group affiliation of the slain ultras was being ascertained, he said.
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Sepoy from Himachal dies in mine blast
A 27-year-old Army jawan was killed in a mine blast along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Saturday.
Sepoy Kamal Dev Vaidya was on operational duty in Krishna Ghati sector on Friday. He accidentally stepped on a mine and it exploded injuring him critically, a defence spokesperson said.
The soldier was evacuated to the nearest medical facility, but he died, the official said.
Sepoy Vaidya hailed from Ghumarwin village in Himachal Pradesh’s Hamirpur district. He is survived by mother Vanita Devi, the spokesman said.
"Sepoy Kamal Dev Vaidya was a brave, highly motivated and sincere soldier. The nation will always remain indebted to him for the supreme sacrifice and devotion to duty,” he said.
- PTC News
