#Kashmir : One Army jawan and four terrorists have been killed in an ongoing gunbattle on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Naugam sector. While three terrorists were killed on Thursday, the fourth one was gunned down on Friday.
According to Army officers combing operation in the dense jungles is still on as the soldiers had spotted five-six terrorists trying to cross the LoC from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Troops of 35 Rashtriya Rifles guarding the LoC intercepted the group near Toot Mari Gali in Naugam sector early on Thursday morning.
Jammu and Kashmir has seen a spate of terror attacks over the past few days with numerous gunbattles in Kupwara, Shopian and Pulwama areas of the Valley.
In another incident, two Army jawans were injured in a fierce gunbattle between terrorists and security forces in Tangmarg area of Baramulla district.Security forces launched a search operation in Kanchipora village of Tangmarg, following information about presence of two terrorists in the area, a police official said.
Exchange of fire between the two sides started at 6:30 AM but so far no casualties were reported from either side, he said. The forces also blasted one of the houses in which the terrorists were suspected to be hiding.
Troops of 35 Rashtriya Rifles guarding the LoC intercepted the group near Toot Mari Gali in Naugam sector early on Thursday morning.
Jammu and Kashmir has seen a spate of terror attacks over the past few days with numerous gunbattles in Kupwara, Shopian and Pulwama areas of the Valley.
In another incident, two Army jawans were injured in a fierce gunbattle between terrorists and security forces in Tangmarg area of Baramulla district.Security forces launched a search operation in Kanchipora village of Tangmarg, following information about presence of two terrorists in the area, a police official said.
Exchange of fire between the two sides started at 6:30 AM but so far no casualties were reported from either side, he said. The forces also blasted one of the houses in which the terrorists were suspected to be hiding.
Bureau Report
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