At least nine people killed in fighting between Indian army and rebels in Kashmir

Indian security forces began an insurgency operation on Monday morning in the Pulwama district, where, on Thursday, 42 police officers died in a suicide car bomb attack. when a group of gunmen was stuck in a house and a shooting started.

"Three soldiers and an officer were killed in the shooting with the insurgents. In addition, two insurgents died in the operation ", he said EFE The spokesman of the army, Rajesh Kalia. Shortly after, it was reported that the army had killed five people and that three insurgents had fallen

During the operation, a soldier was also injured and taken to a military hospital.civilian bullet impact, who succumbed to injuries after being admitted to a medical center, said a police spokesman who requested anonymity. So, the death toll has dropped to minus nine.

Witnesses in the area of ​​operation said that security forces fired intensively at the residence where the insurgents were hiding., a highly criticized mode of operation that is used to avoid the least casualties in its ranks.

Indian cashmere lives a particular tension moment after the attack last week with the death of 42 police officers, the worst since 1989 when an armed separatist movement had broken out in the region, which has killed at least 40,000 people, nearly 14,000 of whom are civilians, according to data from the Indian government.

Human rights organizations in the region bring the death toll to 75,000in addition to criticizing the numerous abuses committed by Indian troops, such as enforced disappearances or the excessive use of force during demonstrations.

Kashmir, one of the most militarized territories in the world, is the subject of a dispute between Pakistan and India, two nuclear powers that fought across this territory two wars and many minor conflicts.

In this regard, the Pakistani government on Monday called its ambbadador to New Delhi, Sohail Mahmood, Following India's threats to attempt to diplomatically isolate Islamabad for its alleged involvement in the attack.

"We have summoned our high commissioner (ambbadador) to India for consultations," Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohamed Faisal told his Twitter account.

After the attack last week, rconfirmed by the terrorist group Jaesh-e-Mohammad (JeM)India has accused Pakistan of supporting this group and announced that it would take "all possible diplomatic measures" to isolate Pakistan from the international community.

Indian Minister of Finance Arun Jaitley, He also announced that his country had withdrawn the economic status of "most favored nation" of Pakistan and raised Pakistan's import rates to 200%.

The Pakistani government has denied India's accusation of supporting the insurgent group, something that, in his opinion, was committed "without conducting an investigation".

India has repeatedly accused Pakistan of supporting "cross-border terrorism" and allowing and sponsoring the operation on its territory of terrorist groups aimed at attacking Indian targets and fanning separatist demonstrations among the population Kashmir.

With information from EFE and AFP