Srinagar: Two Indian Army soldiers were killed and three others injured in a gunfight with terrorists in the Ahlan Gagarmandu forest, Anantnag district, on Saturday.
The clash occurred during a cordon and search operation initiated after intelligence reports indicated the presence of militants.
Officials reported that the terrorists, hidden in the forest, opened fire on the search teams, resulting in a fierce battle. Five soldiers were wounded and rushed to a hospital, where two of them succumbed to their injuries.
The Army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps, in a post on X, said, “Based on specific intelligence input, a joint operation was launched by the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police, and CRPF in the general area of Kokernag, Anantnag. Contact was established with the terrorists, and a firefight ensued. Two personnel were injured and evacuated from the area.”
Reinforcement has been rushed to the area to flush out terrorists, believed to be entrenched in Ahlan Gadole forests.
oh this time also , gradual increase in deaths of army suggest that highly trained militants have infiltrate and resides in critical and non-critical areas of Kashmir