Addressing reporters during a joint press conference with army and CRPF, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muneer Khan said that the militants were arrested despite the killing of a soldier in the initial gunfight.
Kashmir police chief on Thursday said that three militants were arrested, one of them in an injured condition, during the ongoing operation in Kund area of Kulgam district in south Kashmir.
Addressing reporters during a joint press conference with army and CRPF, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muneer Khan said that the militants were arrested despite the killing of a soldier in the initial gunfight.
“Despite losing a soldier, we arrested three militants. More are believed to be hiding in the area,” said Khan, adding that “one of the militants Atta Muhammad Malik was taken to a hospital by the forces in a critical condition.
He said that Malik could have died if the forces had not rushed him to a hospital.
“He was lying in a pool of blood and he had been hit by bullets in his legs. He was on the verge of death but soldiers took him to a hospital,” said Khan. “He is out of danger now”.
Giving details of the operation, the police chief said that they launched a joint operation in Kund area on Nov 14 after “specific” inputs about the presence of a big group of militants of Lashkar and Hizb.
“A militant Muzamil and a soldier were killed on the first day of encounter,” he said.
Khan said that they will let a local militant live and lead a normal life even if he “raises hand” during a gunfight. “We will help him to return to his home and lead a normal life,” he said.
