Commander 41 Rashtriya Rifle Killed in Kashmir Encounter

[Areesh]

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[Areesh]

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[Guynextdoor2]

RIP dear brother

 

[Windjammer]

An army colonel died while a policeman sustained injuries during an encounter with militants near the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

Colonel Santosh Mahadik, commanding officer of 41 Rashtriya Rifles, sustained serious injuries when a search party he was leading came under fire from militants in the dense forests of Haji Naka.

Officials said that a police constable was also injured in the firing and both were evacuated to a hospital.

The party of army and police came under fire when it was conducting searches as part of an operation started on November 13 to flush out terrorists hiding in the forest area on the basis of a specific information.

An Army jawan was injured on the first day of the operation.

After the initial contact on November 13, the militants fled deep into the forests and the security forces continued the chase them, leading to fresh contact today, the officials said.

 

[noksss]

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Now wait for another big commander like Abu Qasim in Lakshar to rot in hell to avenge this.

RIP brave heart Santosh Mahadik

 

[Ankit Kumar]

RIP brave soul.

 

[ranjeet]

RIP brave heart.

 

[Shardul.....the lion]

Rest in peace.....

 

[Whazzup]

R.I.P Colonel Santosh Mahadik

A colonel died and two security personnel sustained serious injuries in a gun battle with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday.

Colonel Santosh Mahadik, commanding officer of the 41 Rashtriya Rifles, was injured when a search party he was leading came under fire from militants in the dense forests of Haji Naka along the Line of Control.

Army and police personnel were carrying out searches as part of an operation that started on November 13 to flush out terrorists -- suspected to be from Lashkar-e-Taiba -- hiding in the forest area.

The militants fled deep into the forests and the security forces continued to chase them, and a fresh encounter erupted on Tuesday, an official said.

The injured include a police official of the Special Operations group in Jammu and Kashmir police. He was identified as Majloon Ahmad.

According to sources, the group of terrorists infiltrated into the Indian side on the intervening night of October 30-31, but were trapped in the area due to rain and heavy snowfall.

The army unit that is at the helm of the ongoing operations had recently recovered the body of a militant believed to have died due to hypothermia.

Across Jammu and Kashmir, there were 70 infiltration bids last year during which 65 terrorists managed to sneak in while 136 were pushed back.

In 2013, there were 91 bids by 280 terrorists and 97 were able to slip past the army’s three-tiered counter-infiltration grid.

The recent spike in violence in the state came against the backdrop of a sharp downturn in relations between India and Pakistan following the cancellation of talks between the national security advisers in August.

India has insisted that Pakistan must address the issue of terrorism to create grounds for the resumption of bilateral talks.

Army colonel dies in gun battle with terrorists in Kashmir | india | Hindustan Times

 

[haviZsultan]

I am sure soon the blame game will begin.

 

[Stag112]

Leading from the front! Salute brother!

 

[skynet]

R.I.P

 

[haviZsultan]

2 threads running on the same topic.

 

[egodoc222]

Rest in peace sir!!!

 

[FULL_METAL]

Eternal rest grant unto him , O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon him .
rest in peace