The body of a militant has been located and searches are underway in the area to retrieve the body of the militant, Police said.
Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that the body of Army personnel Pradeep who had been missing since the first day of the encounter was recovered on Monday. The body of a militant that was found on Monday has been found to be that of Uzair Khan, of Kokernag who belongs to the Lashkar e Taiba militant outfit.
On Tuesday, the search operation in Kokernag of Anantnag, continued for the seventh consecutive day.
The Additional Director General of Police along with top officials of Indian Army visited the longest anti- militancy operation since 1995. Addressing the press conference, ADGP Vijay Kumar said that one militant who has been killed has been identified as Uzair Khan, a resident of Kokernag in Anantnag.
“There are more areas that need to be properly checked. We have found the body of another militant, but it remains to be retrieved. There is no information about the third militant, so the search will continue,” said the ADGP.
On September 13, Indian Army’s Colonel Manpreet Singh, Major Ashish, Rifleman Ravi Kumar and Jammu Kashmir Police’s DSP Himayun Bhatt were killed during the encounter with militants in Kokernag.
On Friday, another trooper lost his life due to injuries sustained during the encounter. Earlier on Sunday, a burnt body was recovered from near the cave on Sunday. DNA test will be conducted for its identification.
According to sources, this body could be that of a militant, hence there is a possibility of taking DNA samples from the family members of a militant said to be involved in the attack on government forces. “Based on clothing patterns and other evidence, the body looks like to be that of a militant,” said the sources.