File photo of Indian army. PHOTO: REUTERS
SRINAGAR: An Indian army colonel was among four people killed in a gunbattle with separatists in Indian Kashmir on Tuesday, police said, the highest ranking military officer to die in fighting in the region in more than a year.
The colonel was leading an operation against suspected separatists in a village in south Kashmir's Pulwama district when he came under fire.
A policemen and two separatists were also killed in the encounter, police superintendent Tahir Saleem said.
The officer killed was awarded a gallantry medal for his service in Kashmir.
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War in this case is not the solution
The 2 countries with religions of peace spending most money on war paraphernalia
Is not the way to peace
Find a way to live & let live
@Asfandyar Have you forget 165, 1971 or Kargil result? Face to face real war will eliminate your delusion.
Just one? They killed two Jawans by calling them for flag meeting and then ambushing them! Nawaz should give rangers and BAT units free hand NOW!