According to Kanker Superintendent of Police Nikhil Rakhecha, a joint team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and other security forces had set out on a combing operation in the dense forests of Koylibeda.
Two groups of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists are active in the area.
Reports said that the SOG jawan lost his life in an ambush by the terrorists who were trapped in the thick forest. One terrorist is also believed to be injured in the exchange of fire.
In a dramatic encounter following a brief exchange of gunfire, the Delhi Police apprehended two members of the Irani Gang who had travelled from Bhopal to Delhi with the intent to commit robberies, officials said on Saturday.
An Army soldier was killed and two other jawans were injured on Thursday in a fierce gunfight with a group of terrorists in the Kishtwar district of Jammu division.
"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.
