Pulwama: 4 army men, civilian dead, 2 terrorists neutralised

Security forces and terrorists engaged in a gunfight in the Pinglan area here of Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday morning.

Four army personnel including a major, and a civilian have lost their lives in the encounter. The operation is currently going on. Two jawans have suffered injuries and have been rushed to hospital. They belong to 55 Rashtriya Rifles.

Two terrorists have been killed in the encounter. Two other are reportedly holed up and the operation is underway. 

Kamran Hilal and Abdul Rashid Ghazi, top Jaish-e-Mohammed commanders from Pakistan have been killed in the operation. The house where the terrorists were holed up have been destroyed. The house owner has been killed in crossfire.  

The encounter site is just around 10 km away from the spot where 40 CRPF jawans were killed in a suicide attack on Thursday, last week.  Four army men including a major have been martyred in the encounter. 

"The critically injured army man has been identified as Sepoy Gulzar Mohd who has been evacuated to army's 92 base hospital Badamibagh Srinagar for treatment," he said. 

According to reports, Pakistan violated ceasefire in Poonch sector on Sunday night.

Meanwhile, the cross-LoC bus service from Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir to Rawalakot (Pakistan-occupied Kashmir) has been suspended for today. 

With ANI inputs