NEW DELHI, Aug 10: Two Army personnel were killed and three others injured in an encounter between terrorists and security forces in a remote forest area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday.
According to the officials, the terrorists, hiding in the forest, opened indiscriminate fire upon noticing the search parties, leading to an intense gun battle. The officials said the injured soldiers have been evacuated to the hospital, and the escape routes for the terrorists have been sealed.
The police said the encounter in the Ahlan area of Kokernag in Anantnag district was still continuing. “#Encounter has started at Ahlan Gagarmandu area of District #Anantnag. Police and Security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow,” the Jammu and Kashmir police informed in a social media post on X.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation after receiving information about the presence of terrorists in the area. The encounter began when the terrorists fired upon the search party, which then retaliated.
Sources said the operation was being jointly conducted by the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police, and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). The exchange of fire is still ongoing, and further details are awaited due to the “communication-deficient forest area,” an official said.
(Manas Dasgupta)
