Jammu: four troopers and some safety personnel have been injured in a gunfight with terrorists in a forest space in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday evening, in line with Zee Information TV.
The encounter began after the troops of Rashtriya Rifles and Particular Operations Group of J-Okay Police launched a joint cordon and search operation at Dhari Gote Urarbagi within the Desa forest space round 7.45 pm, they mentioned.
They mentioned 4 military personnel, together with an officer, and a police personnel had been injured within the trade of fireplace which initially lasted for over 20 minutes. The injured had been evacuated to hospital and their situation was acknowledged to be ‘crucial’, the officers mentioned.
The Military mentioned that further troops had been moved into the world and the operation was persevering with when experiences final got here in. The operation was launched on an enter concerning the presence of terrorists, the officers mentioned. A police spokesperson confirmed the trade of fireplace between the safety forces and terrorists within the Desa forest space however mentioned that ‘additional particulars are awaited’.
“Based mostly on particular intelligence inputs, a joint operation by Indian Military and JKP was in progress within the common space North of Doda.
“Contact with terrorists was established tonight at about 2100 h by which heavy firefight ensued. Preliminary experiences counsel accidents to our bravehearts.”Further troops have been moved into the world. Operations are persevering with,” the Military’s 16 Corps, also referred to as White Knight Corps, posted on X.