The Armymen who were killed have been identified as Naib Subedar Jaswinder Singh, Naik Mandeep Singh Vill, Sepoy Gajjan Singh, Sepoy Saraj Singh and Sepoy Vaisakh H.

Jaswinder, Mandeep and Gajjan hailed from Punjab. Saraj hailed from Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh and Vaisakh from Kollam in Kerala.

Army spokesman Lt Colonel Devender Anand said the encounter is still underway. The gunfight began after a cordon-and-search operation was carried out by the Indian Army on the basis of intelligence inputs in villages close to DKG in the Surankote jurisdiction of Poonch district.

Meanwhile, another encounter was underway in Chamrer forests along the Mughal Road in Poonch. Three to four militants are suspected to be trapped in the area, sources said, adding that more reinforcements of police and security forces have been rushed to the area.