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In Pictures- Gunfight in Tral, Thousands Bid Farewell to Slain Militants

by News Desk

March 06

Firdous Qadri

The gunfight in Tral that raged on Monday morning between Militants and Government Forces ended with the killing of two Local Militants.

Officials told The Kashmiriyat that 42 RR of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and 180 BN of CRPF laid siege around a cluster of houses in Reshi Mohalla of Tral after receiving a tip off about Militant movement in the area.

The siege soon turned into an encounter when Militants opened fire upon the forces resulting into the death of two Militants.

Also, a house in which Militants were holed up was completely damaged in the gunfire.

On Wednesday , the Tral area is observing a complete shutdown for the second consecutive day to mourn the killings of Militants.

The Kashmiriyat
The houses are the only testimony left to one of the longest gunfight that raged in the Kashmir valley in the recent past/ Photo- Firdous Qadri~ The Kashmiriyat
According to Official data, at least 5,368 shops, houses and other privately-owned structures in Kashmir suffered damage from 1989 to 2001. No such data is available for the last 17 years but the number can be reasonably estimated to have increased manifold/ Photo- Firdous Qadri~ The Kashmiriyat

 

The Kashmiriyat
Buildings hiding militants are blown up as punishment. The police and army claim it is a safety measure to avoid booby traps and undetected militants who might take forces combing the area by surprise/ Photo- Firdous Qadri~ The Kashmiriyat

 

The Kashmiriyat
The Encounter ended with the killing of two Local Militants, Irfan Ahmed Rather and Adfar Fayaz, Both residents of Tral area of South Kashmir/ Photo- Firdous Qadri~ The Kashmiriyat

 

Thousands of Locals gathered for their funeral to bid farewell to the slain Militants/ Photo- Firdous Qadri~ The Kashmiriyat