Security forces noticed suspicious movement following which a CASO was started

Two soldiers were on THursday injured in a fresh encounter with terrorists in the wee hours at Kastigarh area in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district.

Security forces noticed suspicious movement following which a CASO (Cordon and Search Operation) was started.

When the security forces closed on the terrorists, they fired after which an encounter started.

“In the initial firing by the terrorists two Army soldiers sustained injuries. They were immediately evacuated to the hospital. Operation against the terrorists continues in the area,” officials said.

Five security personnel, including four soldiers and a policeman of the special operations group (SOG) of J&K Police, were killed when terrorists ambushed a party of the security forces in the Bhata Dessa area of the same district on July 16.

Security forces have launched an aggressive counter-terrorism offensive in the hilly districts of Jammu division aimed at eradicating the terror ecosystem by arresting Overground Workers (OGWs), sympathisers and harbourers of terrorists.

Courtesy: The Tribune India: 18th July , 2024