The police officer and two army officials' bodies were found in the Kokernag district of Anantnag's jungles...
Digital Desk: Colonel Manpreet Singh, one of three security officials killed in an encounter with terrorists in Anantnag, Jammu & Kashmir in the early hours of Wednesday, spoke to his family members one last time at 6:45 a.m.
After an encounter with terrorists on Wednesday in the Garol area of Anantnag, Colonel Singh, Major Ashish Dhonack, and Deputy Superintendent Himayun Bhat suffered severe injuries.
Officials claim that the officers died of their injuries during treatment. A jawan also died, and the whereabouts of another soldier are still not known.
Colonel Singh's brother-in-law Virender Gill said, "We last spoke to him (Colonel Singh) at 6:45 am. He said he would speak later. He was a good man. Last year, he was awarded the Sena Medal for his duty. I salute him."
The 41-year-old was the 19 Rashtriya Rifles' commanding officer.
The 34-year-old Major Ashish Dhonack is survived by his wife and 2-year-old daughter who lives in Panipat, Haryana.
"Last telephone conversation I had with him. He was supposed to return home in October after being home for one and a half months, said Major Dhonack's uncle.
Deputy Superintendent of J&K Police Himayun Bhat was the son of retired Inspector General of J&K Police Ghulam Hassan Bhat and died due to heavy blood loss. Only a month ago, Mr. Bhat and his wife had welcomed a baby boy.
The police officer, and two army officials, bodies were found in the Kokernag district of Anantnag's jungles.
Among the top officials who rushed to the spot of the encounter to supervise the evacuation of bodies were Lt. General Rajiv Ghai, commander of the Army's 15 Corps, and Director General of the J&K Police Dilbagh Singh.
The army and police conducted a joint operation in the late hours of Tuesday night in response to specific intelligence regarding the presence of terrorists.
The troops were attacked while being led by the commanding officer and a Jammu and Kashmir police deputy superintendent.
In a brutal encounter with terrorists, the three officers were critically injured. Despite the fast arrival of reinforcements, sources claim that intense firing from the deeply embedded terrorists prevented the injured from being evacuated immediately.
After Kent, a six-year-old female Labrador dog from the Army's canine team, was killed and three security personnel sustained injuries in an encounter in Rajouri, Wednesday's incident took place. The earlier conflict resulted in the deaths of two terrorists.
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