Four Indian Army soldiers, including an officer, have been killed in action during an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, officials said.
Doda Encounter : Four Soldiers Killed In Action In Encounter With Terrorists
Four Indian Army soldiers, including an officer, have been killed in action during an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, officials said.
According to officials, a joint operation was launched by the Army and Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday evening following an exchange of fire with terrorists in Dessa area of the district.
They said that additional troops have been called in to tighten the cordon.
The encounter started after the troops of Rashtriya Rifles and Special Operations Group of J&K Police launched a joint cordon and search operation at Dhari Gote Urarbagi in the Desa forest area around 7.45pm.
Major Brijesh Thappa of 10 RR, who was recently promoted was among the four Indian Army soldiers killed in the gunfight, sources told HT. The army gave no further details of casualties, and there was no official confirmation of deaths. After a brief exchange of fire, the terrorists tried to escape but were chased by the brave troops led by an officer, despite challenging terrain and thick foliage, leading to another firefight in the woods around 9pm, the official’s said.
“Based on specific intelligence inputs, a joint operation by Indian Army and JKP was in progress in General area North of Doda. Contact with terrorists was established tonight at about 2100h in which heavy firefight ensued,” the White Knights Corps said on Monday night in a post on X.
Rajnath Singh spoke to the Indian Army chief, who apprised him about the ground situation and ongoing operation in Doda.
Earlier on Monday, Jammu and Kashmir Police recovered old-rusted arms and ammunition from a terrorist hideout in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. The recovery items include 30 rounds of AK-47, one magazine of AK-47 rifle, and one HE-36 hand grenade, as per the officials.
