The military staff got here involved with the terrorists round 7:30 am on Friday. (File)

Srinagar:

Two troopers have died and 4 others, together with an officer, had been injured in an encounter with terrorists within the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officers stated on Friday.

A defence spokesperson stated that the military had launched an operation to flush out terrorists who had been accountable for a latest assault on the military during which 5 troopers had been killed.

The spokesperson stated that throughout the operation, “terrorists triggered explosives in retaliation, in which the army suffered two casualties and four more soldiers, including an officer, were injured”.

The injured personnel have been evacuated to Command Hospital, Udhampur, the military stated.

The operation was launched at Kesri Hill within the Kandi space of the Rajouri district. The military stated that that they had obtained particular details about the presence of a gaggle of terrorists entrenched in a cave.

According to the military, the group of terrorists is concerned in an ambush on a military truck on April 20 at Bhata Dhurian in Poonch district. Five troopers had been killed within the assault, and the terrorists additionally fled with the weapons of the fallen troopers.

“Indian Army columns have been conducting relentless intelligence-based operations to flush out a group of terrorists involved in an ambush on an army truck in the Tota Gali area of Bhata Dhurian in the Jammu region,” stated the military spokesperson.

He stated that extra troops from the neighborhood have been directed to the location of the encounter.

According to the military, preliminary experiences recommend a gaggle of terrorists is trapped within the space and there’s a “likelihood of casualties in the terrorist group”.

The incident seemed to be a repeat of an October 2021 operation within the Rajouri-Poonch area, when 5 troopers had been killed in an encounter with terrorists.

During the operation that adopted, 4 extra military troopers had been killed in an ambush by terrorists.

After a month-long operation, no terrorist may very well be tracked down.

After final month’s Bhata Durian assault, a large cordon and search operation has been underway with out important success in monitoring down the attackers.

The military has stated the operation is in progress and extra particulars are awaited.