Rajouri encounter: Terrorist killed, top Army commander reviews anti-terror operation
Five soldiers were killed on Friday in a gunfight with the terrorists in the Kandi forests of Rajouri district.
Five soldiers were killed on Friday in a gunfight with the terrorists in the Kandi forests of Rajouri district.
While the two soldiers died on the spot, four others, who were critically injured, succumbed to their injuries later at the Udhampur-based command hospital taking the death toll to five.
The firefight started after a joint team of police and security forces got an input about the presence of terrorists in that area.
The gunfight erupted after a joint team of the police and the security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation on the basis of specific information about the presence of terrorists.
The gunfight between the terrorists and security forces started on Thursday after a joint team of the police and the security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation on the basis of specific information about the presence of terrorists.
"He was involved in killing of one poor labourer at Litter Pulwama. So far, 15 terrorists have been neutralised in 2 weeks," a tweet by J&K Police quoting Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar said.
A joint team of army and police launched a joint cordon and search operation in Thanamandi area after specific information about the presence of militants there
According to reports, two Special Police Officers who had decamped with weapons on Thursday are among the four killed.
The hiding militants were challenged after which they opened fire at the security forces, triggering an encounter.
The central forces had assembled at one of the camps in Howrah ahead of polling in the Lok Sabha elections which will take place on 6 May.
