Lagatar24 Desk
Rajouri, May 5: In a terrorist-initiated explosion that occurred on Friday during an anti-terror operation in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, two members of the Army were killed and four others suffered injuries, according to officials.
“The terrorists triggered an explosive device in retaliation. The Army team has suffered two fatal casualties with injuries to four more soldiers including an officer,” a statement by Northern Command said.
“Additional teams from the vicinity have been directed to the site of the encounter. The injured personnel have been evacuated to Command Hospital, Udhampur”, it further stated.
According to officials, the Indian Army is carrying out persistent intelligence-based operations to flush out a group of terrorists responsible for an ambush on an army truck in the Tota Gali area of Bhata Dhurian in the Jammu region.
“On specific information about the presence of terrorists in the Kandi Forest in the Rajouri Sector, a joint operation was launched on May 3, 2023. At about 7:30 am on May 5, 2023, a search team established contact with a group of terrorists well entrenched in a cave. The area is thickly vegetated with rocky and steep cliffs,” the official release stated.
Initial indications suggest that there are some terrorists trapped in the area. There is a likelihood of casualties in a terrorist group. The operation is in progress.
Officials stated that more information is being gathered.
