J&K cop killed, DySP among two injured in Kathua gunfight
28-Sep-2024 10:47 PM 7754
Jammu, Sep 28 (Reporter) A head constable was killed while two others including Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) suffered injuries in an ongoing gunfight in Machhedi area of Billawar in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir. “A police head constable was killed and one DySP and ASI sustained injuries on Saturday evening during an encounter between security forces and terrorists in at Kog-Mandli village in Billawar tehsil in Kathua district at around 5:30 pm,” officials said. They said that a cordon and search operation following information about the presence of a group of terrorists inside a house, the officials said adding that the firing lasted for a brief period but later resumed with both sides exchanging heavy gunfire. “During an ongoing encounter in village Kog, Mandli in Billawar area one police personnel, namely Head Constable Bashir Ahmed has sacrificed his life and one DySP and ASI has sustained bullet injuries,” said police sources. Earlier, a police said that based on specific intelligence about the presence of terrorists, a joint search operation was launched by security forces at village Kog and contact was established and few rounds were fired from both sides...////...
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