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Another Encounter In Poonch, JCO Among 2 Soldiers Killed

Latest incident comes three days after five army personnel were killed in gun-battle with militants in same area

Another Encounter In Poonch, JCO Among 2 Soldiers Killed
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Two army personnel, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO), were killed in an encounter with militants at Bhattaduria near Surankote in Poonch district of Jammu, officials said on바카라 웹사이트Friday. It was not immediately clear if any militant had been killed or injured in the ongoing gun-battle.바카라 웹사이트

Thursday night라이브 바카라 encounter was the second such incident within a week in Jammu and Kashmir. On바카라 웹사이트October 11, an army officer and four soldiers were killed in a gun-battle between security forces and militants in same area of the Poonch sector.바카라 웹사이트

Following the바카라 웹사이트October 11바카라 웹사이트incident, the army had launched a combing operation to track down the militants involved in the encounter around the Dehra Ki Gali area. On바카라 웹사이트Thursday바카라 웹사이트evening, another encounter ensued, leading to the fresh casualties.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트

Jammu-based army spokesman said, “In an ongoing counter-terrorist operation in general area Narkhas forest, Mendhar area of Poonch, there has been exchange of fire between army troops and terrorists during evening hours on바카라 웹사이트Thursday”.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트

“During the ensuing exchange of fire one JCO and one soldier have been critically injured. The operations are under progress,” he added. Another official later confirmed the deaths.바카라 웹사이트

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