JK: Militants fire on army patrol, NCO wounded
Jammu, June 22: Some unidentified militants ambushed and fired upon an army patrol, wounding a Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO), at a forward Bahadur Post in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir late yesterday, official sources said today.
The NCO, identified as Lance Naik Chandra Bahadur Thapa of 2/3 Gorkha Regiment, was hospitalised immediately after the incident.
The army has launched a combing and search operation to track down the militants.
A few days ago, some militants had lobbed grenade at the spot that injured rifleman Rang Bahadur Gurung of the same regiment, sources said.
UNI
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Story first published: Friday, June 22, 2007, 14:13 [IST]