Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir): Two soldiers have been wounded in an ongoing encounter between the security forces and militants in the forest area of Soom-Broh village in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, local inputs said on Tuesday. According to the local inputs, the encounter between the militants and security forces raged late evening on Monday shortly after the security forces cordoned the area.
The search operation was launched after security forces received specific intelligence inputs about the presence of militants in the area. According to local inputs, the joint teams of Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir police and CRPF laid a Cordon in the area on Monday and launched searches over suspicion of presence of militants with search operation continuing throughout the day on Monday.
The search operation was launched after security forces received specific intelligence inputs about the presence of militants in the area. According to local inputs, the joint teams of Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir police and CRPF laid a Cordon in the area on Monday and launched searches over suspicion of presence of militants with search operation continuing throughout the day on Monday.
The condition of both the injured army soldiers is said to be stable. The encounter in the area was going on when last reports were received. The encounter comes over two weeks after four security forces personnel were killed during an encounter in Gadole forest area of Kokernag in Anantnag district of south Kashmir.