2 GARUD COMMANDOS KILLED

The Indian Air Force lost two “Garud” commandos in a firefight with militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipore district on Wednesday. This was the first hit suffered by the Garuds in the Kashmir militancy.

The two Garuds — Sergeant Milind Kishor and Corporal Nilesh Kumar — were on “live situational training” when they were killed in a fierce encounter in the Hajin area of Bandipore.

Two militants, including a Pakistani national, were also killed.