One similar operation was done by CRPF QAT WHERE THEY ROASTED PORKIS!!
04th May 2018, an actionable intelligence was received regarding the presence of terrorists in Gasi Mohalla, Chattabal, Srinagar, J&K. To nab the ultras, a joints team of Valley QAT and SOG Srinagar led by Sh. Naresh Kumar, AC, Sh. L. Ibomcha Singh, AC, and Sh. Ravi Sharma, AC left for the target area. Taking due cautions and moving tactically troops laid a strong cordon around the suspected houses. After that, a cluster of 15-20 suspected multi-storied houses was indentified for search. These clusters of houses were very closely located and connected. As the party was tactically moving within the inner cordon, they noticed the suspicious movement. Acting swiftly Sh. L. Ibomcha Singh moved in that direction to chase the suspect when a volley was fired upon him from one of the suspected houses. Sh L. Ibomcha Singh was hit by the bullet on his right foot. He was immediately evacuated from the site by the fellow troops. Meanwhile, announcements were made over the public address system asking the terrorists to lay down their arms but went in vain. Seeing no response from the terrorists, troops started searching the houses one by one. One terrorist was hiding in a double storied structure and had safely ensconced on the first floor and therefore could keep a bird’s eye on the activities outside. As the search team reached close to the target house they were fired upon heavily. Taking appropriate cover search party retaliated the attack. A heavy encounter ensued between the troops and the terrorist. Finding him cornered and unable to sustain the onslaught of troops, the terrorist, in a bid to escape from the site stormed out of the house firing heavily upon the troops. Sh Naresh Kumar sensed the plan of the terrorist. He, with his buddy constable Vijay Prakash Yadav, intercepted the terrorist and fired upon him to prevent his escape. Meanwhile, Sh Ravi Sharma and constable Anish Kumar Singh also reached close to the terrorist and augmented the counter-attack. Before the terrorist could plan any further move the above four brave hearts dashed forward in the line of fire and in a fierce exchange of fire killed the first terrorist. The killed terrorist was identified as "LeT” commander, Shawkat Ahmad Tak. The battle was not over yet as there were two other terrorists holed up in the house and were firing on the troops. Heavy exchange of fire continued between the terrorists and the troops. Any attempt to move closer to the target house was fiercely resisted by the terrorists with a very heavy volume of fire. At about 0800 hrs, MGL fire was employed by the commanders, however, the same could not make any significant impact as the terrorists were well entrenched. It was then decided to use CGRL to make an opening in the target house. It was a very risky move as the troops were close and to fire from the CGRL, one has to come out from the covers. At this juncture, rising to the call of duty, RL commander Head Constable Mahipal Singh accepted the challenge. Exhibiting great tactical skill and professional acumen, he fired HEAT and HE rounds on the target house. While providing cover fire to the CGRL team from adjacent house, Constable Younis Ahmad Dar and Devendra Kumar got severe splinter injuries but didn’t budge from their location and displaying indomitable resolve, nerves of steel and unflinching commitment held their positions. Due to multiple openings made by the precise firing of CGRL, movements of terrorists were now clearly visible in the building. As the law & order situation at the encounter site was aggravating and became highly volatile, at around 1130 Hrs it was decided by the commanders to conduct room intervention to flush out the terrorists from the target. Subsequently, a small team was formed for the purpose. Taking the terrorists on surprise, the team entered the target house from the adjacent building using ladders to bridging the gap between the two buildings. As per the plan, the team led by Sh Naresh Kumar and Sh Ravi Sharma with constable Vijay Prakesh Yadav and constable Anish Kumar Singh started clearing the room taking due caution. While moving ahead, troops sensed the presence of terrorists near the stairs. Adopting fire and move tactics they lobbed hand grenades towards the stairs. Finding the troops close to them, terrorists retaliated the attack with a return grenade attack followed by a heavy volume of firing. Undaunted to the fatal threats, troops held their nerves and retaliated the attack with full might. In the close combat, displaying raw courage, troops dashed forward and took the terrorists in the head-on battle. The audacious counter-attack resulted in the killing of the remaining two terrorists namely Fayaz Hamal and Abu Hamza (FT).
