9 militants, 2 Army Majors killed in 3-day long operation in Kashmir

Nine militants, suspected of belonging to al-Badar, were killed in a three-day long operation carried out by the Army that ended today morning in Tangmarg area of Baramulla District.

Srinagar, Oct 3 : Nine militants, suspected of belonging to al-Badar, were killed in a three-day long operation carried out by the Army that ended today morning in Tangmarg area of Baramulla District.

The Indian Army lost two Army Majors- Dinesh Raghuraman and K P Vinay- in the operation, while three jawans who were injured in the gun battle have been admitted to hospital.

A huge cache of arms and ammunition, including nine AK rifles, 35 magazines and six wireless sets, were recovered from the militants' hideout.

ANI