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Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Aman Thakur was killed and two soldiers, including a Major, were injured in an encounter between militants and security forces in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday.
Kulgam: DSP Aman Thakur has lost his life in an encounter between security forces and terrorists in Tarigam. Two Army personnel are injured. #JammuAndKashmir pic.twitter.com/3EDoZG5Qga
— ANI (@ANI) February 24, 2019
On the other hand, a terrorist was also killed in the encounter, whose identity is yet to be ascertained.
Acting on a tip off, the security forces on Sunday launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Turigam area of Kulgam district. The terrorists started open firing on the security forces, who retaliated.