Four soldiers killed, Three injured in an ongoing encounter in J&K’s Poonch
Updated: Dec 22nd, 2023
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Updated on Dec 22, at 11 a.m.
The number of martyrs increased by one today, making it four soldiers to have been killed in the ongoing anti-terror operation in J&K’s Poonch district, said officials today. Three soldiers have been injured, too.
Army’s Nagrota headquartered White Knight corps said on its official X-post handle on Friday, “Corps salutes the bravery and supreme sacrifice of four soldiers in #Surankote on 21 Dec 23 while fighting the scourge of terrorism”.
Security forces had started a joint operation in the Surankote area after intelligence that a group of terrorists was hiding there.
Two vehicles of the Army, including a Gypsy and a truck, came under terrorist fire in the Dera Ki Gali (DKG) area in Bafliaz while these vehicles were carrying troops to the operation site.
Updated on Dec 21, at 8.20 p.m.
“An operation was being conducted in general area of DKG (Dera ki Gali), Thanamandi, Rajouri since the night of Dec 20, 2023.”
“At approximately 3:45 p.m. today (Dec 21), two army vehicles carrying troops were moving to the operational site, and fired upon by the terrorists.”
“The fire was immediately retaliated upon by own troops. In the ongoing operation, own troops sustained 3 fatal and 3 non-fatal casualties,” a defence statement said.
“Operation is in progress. Further details are being ascertained,” it added.
A defence spokesman had earlier said that following hard intelligence, a joint operation was launched against the terrorists in Dera Ki Gali area of Poonch, contact with the terrorists was established in the evening today and an encounter is now going on in the area.
(Source: IANS)
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