An encounter broke out after the terrorists opened fire on a joint security party of the Army and police.
Jammu: Two Indian Army personnel were killed while two others were injured in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir. One of the slain personnel includes a junior commissioned officer (JCO).
The terrorists attacked the Army personnel in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, security officials said on Friday, 13 September 2024.
An encounter broke out after the terrorists opened fire on a joint security party of the Army and police. A cordon-and-search operation (CASO) was launched following a tip-off in the Naidgham area in the Chhatroo belt, said security officials.
The officials said there was an exchange of fire between the search team of the security forces and the terrorists hiding in the Pingnal Dugadda forest area in the upper reaches of Naidgham village located within the Chhatroo police station limits.
Four Army personnel were injured in the gunbattle and two of them, JCO Naib Subedar Vipan Kumar and Sepoy Arvind Singh, later succumbed to the injuries, the officials said.
The Army also confirmed the killing of the two soldiers.
“GOC (General Officer Commanding) White Knight Corps and all ranks salute the supreme sacrifice of the bravehearts; offer deepest condolences to the families,” the Army said.
Earlier, the Army had said contact was established and the search party exchanged a heavy volume of fire with the terrorists around 3:30 pm.
“In the ensuing firefight four army personnel have been injured. The operation is in progress,” the Jammu-based White Knight Corps said in a post on X.
#IndianArmy #GOC White Knight Corps and all ranks salute the supreme sacrifice of the #Bravehearts; offer deepest condolences to the families. @NorthernComd_IA@adgpi@SpokespersonMoD pic.twitter.com/MRV4CLBTWE
— White Knight Corps (@Whiteknight_IA) September 13, 2024
The officials said the injured soldiers were airlifted to an Army hospital after preliminary treatment at a local hospital.
The encounter comes two days after the Army, in a successful operation, neutralised two Pakistani terrorists affiliated with the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit in the higher reaches of Basantgarh in Udhampur district.
(With PTI inputs)