Kashmir, 13/9: An army colonel and a police officer were killed in an encounter with terrorists in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday.
The gunfight broke out between the security forces and the terrorists hiding in Gadole forests of Kokernag in Anantnag during the wee hours of Wednesday following a specific input about the presence of terrorists in the area, police said.
In the initial exchange of firing, an army colonel and a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) were critically injured, reports said. The injured army officer has been identified as Colonel Manpreeet Singh from 19 Rashtriya Rifles.