Hold ISIS flag, face consequences: Army Chief

NEW DELHI: Army Chief Bipin Rawat today warned 'troublemakers' in Kashmir, saying that those who obstruct army operations during encounters and are not supportive will be treated as overground workers of terrorists.

"If you raise ISIS flag, you will be treated as anti-national and be ready to face consequences," he said after paying tribute to security personnel who lost their lives in encounters with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir yesterday.

Prime Minister Narendra also paid tribute to the martyrs. Army Chief briefed the Prime Minister on the incidents in which the casualties took place.

Major S Dahiya and three other soldiers were killed yesterday in two encounters in Kashmir.

Dahiya was killed in an encounter in Kralgund area of north Kashmir's Kupwara district where security forces gunned down three militants hiding in a residential house.

Three other army men were killed in an encounter in Hajin area of Bandipora district after security forces cordoned off the area following information about presence of militants there.