19th Sept. 2007 vs 19th Sept. 2007

Soldier Killed, 12 Injured In Kangan

19 September 2007
The Daily Excelsior

Srinagar: One soldier got killed and 10 more sustained injuries when militants ambushed an Army convoy in Kangan area on Srinagar-Leh highway. Suspected militants have meanwhile gunned down a former militant in Pattan and kidnapped a junior official of R&B Department in Budgam area. Informed sources told EXCELSIOR that militants ambushed a military convoy, which was on way from Srinagar to Leh, at Hari Ganwan, 15 Kms ahead of Kangan, at 1000 hours today. As four to five militants, hiding in maize fields close to the highway, directed heavy volume of gunfire on three deluxe coaches carrying the troops, nine soldiers, including a JCO, sustained injuries. A quick reaction team, escorting the convoy, retaliated but the militants managed to escape without suffering any damage. One soldier of CRPF 158 Bn, who was on the ROP duty at the spot, lost his fingers in the encounter. Later, Havildar Sri Kumar Roy of 6-11 GR, who was a resident of eastern Nepal, succumbed to injuries. Sources said that four of the seriously injured soldiers were airlifted and admitted to Army's 92- Base Hospital in Srinagar.The family of died soldier was consolidated with a sum of Rs.25000 for sacrificing his life.



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