High-ranking security personnel injured in terror attack in South Kashmir

Among the injured are a Commanding Officer (CO), a Major, two Indian Army soldiers, and a senior Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) from the J&K Police.

| Updated: 13 September, 2023 5:17 pm IST

Five security personnel sustained critical injuries in a terror attack in Kokernag, Anantnag district, South Kashmir, on Wednesday.

Among the injured are a Commanding Officer (CO), a Major, two Indian Army soldiers, and a senior Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) from the J&K Police.

The injured officers have been airlifted to a nearby hospital, and a joint operation by the Indian Army and J&K Police is underway in Kokernag.

DGP of J&K, Dilbag Singh, ADGP of Kashmir, Vijay Kumar, and Lt. Gen. Rajiv Ghai, GOC 15 Corps, have also reached the encounter site, accompanied by senior officers from both the J&K Police and the Indian Army.

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