Jammu: Five soldiers martyred and another is injured in an encounter with terrorists in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Friday.
On basis of reliable information about the presence of terrorists in Kandi Forest in Rajouri sector, a joint operation was launched at around 7:30 am on Friday.
A search team established contact with a group of terrorists well entrenched in a cave. The area is thickly vegetated with rocky and steep cliffs,” the Army said in a statement.
The terrorists triggered an explosive device in retaliation. While two soldiers died on the spot, four others were injured and evacuated to Command Hospital, Udhampur, the army said. Of them, three have succumbed to their injuries.
As per initial reports a group of terrorists are trapped in the area. There is a likelihood of casualties in the terrorists’ group. The operation is in progress,” the Army said.
“Indian Army columns have been conducting relentless intelligence based operations to flush out a group of terrorists involved in an ambush on an Army truck in the Tota Gali area of Bhata Dhurian in Jammu region,” said the Army.
According to the army, the group of terrorists is involved in an ambush on an army truck on April 20 at Bhata Dhurian in Poonch district. Five soldiers were killed in the attack, and the terrorists also fled with the weapons of the fallen soldiers.
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