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Few ppl really made our day difficult. Lot of commotions,stone pelting, abusing &injuring our ppl: Sanjay Kumar,DIG CRPF on Budgam encounter pic.twitter.com/o16qhCMfuk



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Budgam operation was difficult as we had to fight both militants and locals: CRPF

NEW DELHI: Hours after ain Jammu and Kashmir 's Budgam district, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) DIG Sanjay Kumar on Tuesday claimed that the operation was difficult as they had to fight both militants and the stone pelters."Operation was really difficult, we had to fight it on two different platforms,against militants and local people," Kumar said, adding, "Few people really made our day difficult. Lot of commotions, stone pelting, abusing and injuring our people."Acting on specific information about presence of militants, security forces surrounded Durbugh village but as they closed in on the house where the militants were hiding, they were fired upon, sparking off the gunfight, Army spokesperson Col. Rajesh Kalia said.Protests erupted in the area during the gunfight, the official said.Protesting youths also pelted stones at vehicles of the CRPF at Nagam village, three km away from Durbugh, as they were bringing troopers to augment the security forces engaged in the gunfight.According to Kumar, 43 CRPF jawans and 20 Jammu and Kashmir police personnel were injured in the stone pelting.Earlier, the Army spokesperson told reporters that the body of the slain militant and his weapon have been recovered from the site of the gunfight which has ended.Three youth identified as Zahid Rashid Ganai, Saqib Ahmed and Ishfaq Ahmed Wani were also killed when security forces opened fire on local residents protesting the operation.Last month, the army had warned stone pelters against helping terrorists flee from the security forcesArmy Chief General Bipin Rawat had said that those who disrupt operations during encounters and are not supportive will be treated asPeople creating hurdles during anti-terror operations and displaying flags of Pakistan and ISIS in Jammu and Kashmir will be dealt as anti-nationals and will face "harsh" actions, the Army Chief said.Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has asked the Centre toto control protesters in Kashmir and also take action against parents of minors used as shields by militants during attacks on security forces.