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.
Reports said the terrorists fired upon a patrolling party of the Army's 32 RR unit in Watergam area of Baramulla, and they retaliated
Security forces received information of the presence of terrorists in the forest in Branpathry Kahlil of Tral following which they launched a search operation.
Mobile Internet services have been suspended in Sopore and adjoining areas, and restrictions imposed in the town to maintain law and order.
Three terrorists were killed in Mujgund on the outskirts of Srinagar following an intense 18-hour-long gun battle that ended on Sunday morning.
All schools and colleges in the area have been closed as a precautionary measure.
