The civilian, identified as Manzoor Lone of Redwani Bala area of Kulgam, died in the evening.
The civilian, identified as Manzoor Lone of Redwani Bala area of Kulgam, died in the evening.
A civilian was killed and a soldier was injured during an encounter between security forces and hiding terrorists in Kulgam in south Kashmir on Friday. However, the terrorists managed to escape from the encounter site.
Police said the injured civilian succumbed to his injuries while the injured soldier was undergoing treatment at the 92 Base Hospital in Srinagar.
The deceased citizen has been identified as Manzoor Lone, a resident of Redwani Bala.
The injured jawan has been identified as Kiran Singh of Army’s 1RR.
Officials said that contact with the hiding militants could not be re-established after the initial exchange of fire.
Meanwhile, Additional Director General (ADGP) Vijay Kumar said that the police have identified two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists behind the attack on non-local laborers on Thursday. One murder of non-local laborer And two others were injured in the Pulwama attack.
“The attackers had come on a bike. Very soon they will either be arrested or neutralised,” said ADGP Kumar.
He said ‘hybrid’ militants are no longer a challenge. “The police are able to identify them and arrest or neutralize them,” he said.
ADGP Kumar said that the practice of thousands of people attending the last rites of terrorists and glorifying them has also stopped. “Now there is no stone pelting at encounter sites. A good atmosphere has been created. People should understand the intention of terrorists and Pakistan.