2 LeT cdrs killed in Sumbal gunfight: Police
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Mir Tariq SrinagarSep 23: Police on Tuesday claimed killing two top Lashkar-e-Toiba commanders in a gunfight at Sumbal in north Kashmir.A police spokesman said that on specific information, a joint party of Sumbal Police, 45 bn CRPF and 13 RR personnel laid a naka on the old bridge Sumbal. “They challenged two persons, who fired towards the party. The troopers returned, killing the two militants identified as Tahir Pathan alias Abu Tahir and Abdullah alias Abu Maaz,” he said.
The spokesman claimed that both militants belonged to Lashkar-e-Toiba and were believed to be Pakistani nationals. Two AK 47 rifles and arms ammunition were recovered from the slain militants.“Tahir alias Abu Tahir was functioning as Lashkar’s Divisional Commander while Abdullah alias Abu Maaz was acting as District Commander, Pattan. Tahir was involved in various militancy activities in the valley including the killing of Commanding Officer of 29 RR Col Gurbir Singh at Chak Behrampora in 2006. He had managed to escape from the spot. It is also believed that he was also involved in Narbal IED blast in which 10 army personnel were killed on July 19 ,2008,” he further claimed .The residents of the area observed shutdown to protest against what they termed the “fake encounter”.“Police started firing at 3 am without facing any retaliation. It raises doubts in our minds," said Mushtaq Ahmed (name changed).Another resident said, “We believe today's encounter was fake encounter. Police brought two bodies from somewhere and pumped bullets on them near old Bridge Sumbal and declare them as Pakistani militants”.The residents demanded a high level probe into the encounter.Meanwhile, DSP Sumbal Dr Harmeet Singh said that the deceased were top militants and were involved in many militancy related incidentsMeanwhile, an army soldier committed suicide by reportedly hanging himself at Nowshera area of Rajouri district.Lance Hawaldar Raj Kumar Yadav, 32, of 64 Field Artillery Regiment was found hanging in his barrack at Nowshera in Rajouri district. “His colleagues shifted him to hospital where doctors declared him brought dead,” sources said.Defence PRO Lt Col SD Goswami confirmed that the deceased soldier was found hanging inside his barrack.He said that Court of Inquiry has been ordered into the incident to ascertain the facts.
JCO ‘injured’ in PaK firing, army deniesJammu, Sept 23: A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of army was critically injured when Pakistani troops allegedly fired on India's forward Victory post in Krishna Ghati area of Poonch district late last night.Army sources reported that a JCO sustained bullet injury when Pakistani troops fired at their post in Krishna-Gathi sector of Poonch last night.“The bullets were fired at our posts from Khatoon and Begum Posts in Pakistan on this side of LoC,” they said and identified the injured JCO as Naib Subedar B B Rana of 2/8 GR. “The bullet hit him on head and was hospitalized,” they said.When contacted Brig Ravi Krishan Murli, BGS information based in Udhampur denied the report of any injury. However, he confirmed the firing incident along LoC in Krishna Gathi sector of Poonch. “There were few rounds of fire from across the border but no injury was caused to our jawans,” he said.Meanwhile, a wire news agency, PTI quoting a senior army officer of 16 Corps said, “There was no firing from Pakistani side or exchange of fire between Indian and Pakistani troops in Krishna Ghati area of Poonch district last evening. No armyman was injured,"He ruled out any firing on Victor post from the Pakistani side.He, however, said that one jawan was injured in the eye when he slipped and got trapped in the border fencing during patrolling in Mandi area of the district. “The soldier has reported back to the unit after first aid,” he added.