The News Craving
Srinagar:
A massive anti-militancy operation is underway in the Gunda area of Rajouri district, where militants carried out an attack, injuring a civilian said to be a relative of Shaurya Chakra Awardee Parshotam Kumar Sharma, and a soldier on Monday.
Officials told GNS that the security establishment believes there are four heavily armed militants trapped. Unconfirmed reports also suggest that one militant has been killed, but there is no official confirmation so far.
Official sources said that at around 3:10 am early this morning, militants attacked the house of a VDC member in the Gunda area, and a nearby army column retaliated, resulting in a gunfight.
In the initial exchange of fire, a civilian and a soldier were injured and immediately shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment, they said.
The injured civilian has been identified as Vijay Kumar, son of Badrinath, from Parshotam’s family.
A top army officer told GNS that militants had come with the intention to attack the house of the VDC, which was successfully thwarted by the army’s swift action.
However, the officer declined to share details about the operation. More details are awaited. (GNS)