Five including 1 Major & 1 Colonel martyred in Handwara | Matrabhoomi

Five security force personnel, including a Colonel and a Major and a police officer, were killed in the gunbattle with terrorists in Handwara in north Kashmir, Indian Army said on Sunday. Two terrorists were neutralised in the encounter, which ensued between terrorists and security forces. While the four Army personnel and the police Sub Inspector were martyred in the encounter, the civilians trapped in the house were safely evacuated.