J&K: Soldier and Army officer martyred in the encounter with terrorists in Poonch

Srinagar: The Nation has lost two more soldiers during a fight with terrorists in Poonch of Jammu and Kashmir.

This incident comes days after five soldiers were killed in an encounter. The security forces had launched a massive operation in the Bhata Durian forests, which is adjoining the area where the encounter had taken place on Monday.

An Army officer and a soldier were martyred in the Mendhar area in Poonch, following a fierce gunfight with terrorists. The Army men who died in the encounter are yet to be identified.

Reports say that it was the same group that was involved in Monday’s incident in which five soldiers were martyred.

Vehicular traffic between Bhimber Gali and Surankote along the Rajouri-Poonch highway had been suspended due to the encounter, while more enforcement has been rushed.

The terrorists were intercepted by the police and security forces in the Pangai area of Rajouri along the Mughal Road. Two terrorists had been killed, while the security forces suspected that during the infiltration, four to five of them may have managed to slip in.