Srinagar: Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Operations Aman Thakur was killed in an ongoing encounter at Turigam area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday afternoon.
A official told that the DSP Operations Aman Thakur received critical bullet wounds in his head during the encounter and was immediately taken to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him brought dead on arrival.
Total three militants one police officer were killed in the gun fight.
One armed forces personal was also injured, in the gunfight .
Earlier, a joint team of army’s 34 RR, CRPF and SOG launched cordon and search operation in Turigam village.
The cordon was laid in the area following credible inputs about the presence of some 3 Jaish-e-Mohammad militants in the area .
Clashes occurred near the gunfight site as civilians tried to disrupt the operation against the militants. Armed forces used tear smoke and pellets on the civilian crowd.
