Five soldiers, including a colonel and a major, were killed in an attack on the Indian Army in occupied Kashmir

Ashutosh Sharma is the first Indian military officer of Colonel Rank to be killed during any operation in the last five years, Indian media

 the latest. May 03, 2020: Five Indian soldiers, including a colonel and a major, have been killed in an attack on the Indian Army in occupied Kashmir. According to Indian media, Ashutosh Sharma is the first Indian Army officer of Colonel Rank to be killed during any operation in the last five years. Indian media say this is the biggest loss to the Indian Army during anti-extremist operations in Kashmir this year.
The newly formed Liberation Front The Resistance Front (TRF) has claimed responsibility for the deaths of five Indian security personnel in the Kupwara area of ​​Occupied Kashmir on its alleged social media accounts. According to Indian official sources, a clash took place between security forces and militants in Jhanjmula Handwara area of ​​Kupwara district on Saturday evening. Qazi Shakeel Ahmed, a sub-inspector of the Kashmir Police Special Operations Group, entered a house where the freedom fighters were allegedly present.

All six Indian security personnel were trapped inside the house, and a search operation on Sunday morning turned up the bodies of five security personnel and two alleged militants, while one soldier was found injured. ۔ Apart from the two army officers, the other two soldiers killed were identified as Naik Rajesh Kumar and Lance Naik Dinesh Singh.
According to Indian forces, it was decided to suspend the operation till morning due to heavy rains. In Srinagar, Indian Army spokesman Rajesh Kalia said in a statement that a team of five army personnel and a Kashmir police officer tried to enter the house but security personnel came under heavy fire from the Liberals. As a result, five youths, including two army officers, two military personnel and a sub-inspector of Kashmir police, were killed, while two freedom fighters were killed in retaliation.