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<b>Militants kill Lt Col in Bandipore after shootout in market</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->“Lt Col Chauhan along with a jawan went into the complex, searching each floor. The officer found nothing and returned. On a hunch, he and BSF officers again moved to the third floor and found a false ceiling. The officer (Lt Col Chouhan) began breaking the ceiling. The militants who were hiding inside the room started firing. <b>The officer, before succumbing to his injuries, managed to kill two of the militants,” said Maj Gen Singh.</b>

According to the GOC, a militant threw a grenade and the building caught fire. <b>“After searching the rooms, three charred bodies along with three AK rifles were recovered. A BSF soldier also sustained injuries.”</b>
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