4 Indian troopers killed as Kashmir violence surges
A minimum of 4 troopers have been killed in a gunfight with suspected militants in Indian-administered Kashmir – the newest in a current spate of assaults by armed insurgents within the disputed area.
Safety forces got here below hearth on Monday evening once they have been finishing up a search operation within the forests of Doda district in Jammu.
Final week 5 troopers have been killed when their car was ambushed in one other a part of the area, which is disputed by India and Pakistan.
An armed insurgency in opposition to Indian rule has claimed hundreds of lives in Kashmir since 1989, however violence has decreased in recent times.
Nevertheless, the comparatively peaceable Jammu area has seen rising bloodshed in current months. A minimum of eight assaults have been reported within the area since June.
Final month, 9 folks died and 33 have been injured after suspected militants fired on a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims within the area.
On 8 July, 5 troopers have been killed in an ambush in Kathua district.
Monday evening’s gunfight started when militants allegedly hiding in forests opened hearth, studies mentioned. The Indian military mentioned in an announcement that its forces got here below hearth whereas finishing up a search primarily based on intelligence inputs.
5 troopers have been critically injured within the alternate of fireside with militants, the military posted on X. 4 of them succumbed to accidents later.
Reinforcements have been rushed to the world to forestall the attackers from fleeing, officers say.
The Himalayan area of Kashmir has been a flashpoint between India and Pakistan for many years. Delhi accuses Islamabad of harbouring militants and disrupting peace within the area, a cost the latter denies.
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