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Search for suspected militants continues in J-K’s Rajouri

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The movement was supported by firing from Pakistani troops which drew strong retaliation from the Indian Army, the official said. File photo
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Jammu, October 23

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The Army on Wednesday continued its search operation a day after a JCO was killed in a gunfight with militants, who had sneaked into the Indian territory taking cover of firing from the Pakistani side, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, an official said.

A suspicious movement of militants was observed near the forward area along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Kalal belt of Nowshera sector on Tuesday.

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The movement was supported by firing from Pakistani troops which drew strong retaliation from the Indian Army, the official said.

In the gunfight, a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the Army was critically injured and later succumbed to his injuries, he said.

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Naib Subedar Valte Sunil Ravsaheb, 40, belonged to Dahigaon village in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district. He is survived by his wife.

“He was a brave, highly motivated and sincere soldier. The nation will always remain indebted to him for the supreme sacrifice and devotion to duty,” the official added. PTI

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