| Militant killed, officer among five forces personnel wounded | | | Agencies
A militant was killed and forces’ personnel, including an officer, were wounded in an ongoing encounter with the militants in Jhajjar Kotli forests of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.
An official told that SDPO Nagrota, driver of SHO Katra and three CRPF personnel were wounded in the encounter which occurred after militants opened fire on a search party of the forces.
Three militants who were travelling on a truck slipped into the forests after they were intercepted by the forces near a dhaba yesterday morning.
Soon, a massive search operation was launched and a high alert was sounded in the region.
Today morning, contact was again established with the militants. “Firing is going on from both sides,” said an official. |
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