Decorated colonel among five security personnel killed by militants in J&K

Five security forces personnel, including two officers, went missing during an anti-militancy operation in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. According to reports, security forces had launched a cordon and search operation in Chanjmulla area of Handwara in the north Kashmir's Kupwara district on Friday following inputs about the presence of militants.

During a cordon and search operation, an encounter with militants ensued.

PTI reported Army sources saying that five security forces personnel, including two officers, have gone missing as contact has been lost with them.

The agency reported that a hunt has been launched to trace the missing personnel, while the operation to neutralise the militants was also on.

In another operation, security forces killed two militants in Pulwama district of south Kashmir. The security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Dangerpora area of the district in the wee hours of Saturday following specific information about the presence of militants in the area. Two militants were killed in the encounter that followed.The identity and group affiliation of the slain ultras are being ascertained. The security forces recovered arms and ammunition from the encounter site.