ராஜூரி நகரில் தீவிரவாதிகளை தேடும்பணியில் ஈடுபட்டிருந்த ராஷ்டிரீய ரைபிள்ஸ் ராணுவ வீரர்கள் தீவிரவாதிகளால் சுடப்பட்டனர். ராணுவ வீரர் பாரத் சிங் வீர மரணமடைந்தார். மேஜர் ஜேம்ஸ் ஸ்டீபன்ஸ் படுகாயமடைந்தார்.
Soldier Killed, Officer Injured In Kashmir
Tuesday 03rd of July 2007
A soldier was killed and a major injured in a gunfight with militants in a forested area of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday morning.
A column of 48 Rashtriya Rifles of the army launched an operation in Manuwala area of Rajouri, about 200 km northwest of Jammu, following a tip off.
'As the troops were laying the cordon, they came under fire from the militants,' a defence official here said.
Soldier Bharat Singh succumbed to bullet injuries in the stomach while Major James Stephan sustained wounds in the leg and ankle.
'The officer was shifted to the Command Hospital in Udhampur by helicopter,' the official said.
More troops have been sent to the area to continue the operation. 'We have no idea about the number or outfit of the militants,' the official said.
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