J&K encounter: Police brave bullets to save four civilians

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Posted online: Sunday , May 11, 2008 at 04:43:55
Updated: Sunday , May 11, 2008 at 04:43:55

Sambha. J&K, May 11: The rescue of four persons including two children on Sunday after they were taken hostage saw Jammu and Kashmir police dare bullets to pull them out of the clutches of militants.

Differences between the Army and Police over the strategy to be adopted aggravated the situation which was already tense due to the intense gun-battle between militants and security forces, sources said.

However, the situation eased after senior officials from the state Home Department rang up top Army commanders of Jammu-based 16 Corps asking them to stay away from the house until those trapped were rescued, the sources added.

The Commanding Officer of 29 Division Vinay Sharma was asked by the Army Corps to put all operations on hold until the local police managed to sneak into a side portion of the house and ensure safe passage of two women and two children despite heavy fire from militants.

One woman had already died in the cross-fire of security forces.

After securing the safe release of civilians, militants fired from an Under-Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) which was retaliated by firing of a rocket launcher by the state police to pave the way for the security forces to storm the house.

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Enough is enough by P.P. TALWAR on 11 May 2008

Keeping in view the adage "once bitten, twice shy", Indian Government should not sccumb to Pakistan government plea for enforcing confidence building measures, people to people contact in the border areas in J

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UPA/Congress has finally nailed the coffin of India's Seciruty by Kumar on 11 May 2008

May be he has no answers and these Congress fools thought that BJP was blocking the peace process in Kashmir. . May I remind you Nehru’s gift to India — the Kashmir and Tibet problems. And, Indira Gandhi gave us the Bangladesh problem. As for Rajiv— he gave us the Sri Lanka crisis. Now awaiting new year gift from Soniai and thereafter from Rahul, Priyanka……… God save Bharatmata and BJP come back to power…Respected P.M. please understand ground reality and consult BJP if you need advise in checking terrorism.

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