February 18
Deputy Inspector General of police south Kashmir range, Amit Kumar sustained a bullet injury in his leg during an ongoing encounter between militants and forces at Pinglan village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama.
“Yes DIG South Kashmir received a bullet injury in his leg but he is stable,” the officer said.
So far four soldiers including a major and two militants of Jaish-e-Muhammad militant including the “mastermind of recent Lethpora suicide attack” were killed in the encounter.
Earlier, a lieutenant colonel of army also got injured in the fresh firing at the encounter site.