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Rajouri Gunfight: 2 Soldiers Killed, Officer Among 4 Others Injured  

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May 5, 2023
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Rajouri Gunfight: 2 Soldiers Killed, Officer Among 4 Others Injured  

Jammu, May 5: Two army soldiers were killed and four others were injured after militants triggered an explosive during an ongoing encounter in Kesari area of Kandi hamlet in Rajouri district.

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“Indian Army columns have been conducting relentless intelligence based operations to flush out a group of (militants) involved in ambush on an army truck in Tota Gali area of Bhata Dhurian in Jammu region”, army said in a statement.

“On specific information about presence of (militants) in the Kandi Forest in Rajauri Sector, a joint operation was launched on 03 May 2023. At about 0730 hours on 05 May 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 militants, army said, triggered an explosive device in retaliation. The Army team suffered two fatal casualties and injuries to four more soldiers including an officer.

“Additional teams from the vicinity have been directed to the site of encounter. The injured personnel have been evacuated to Command Hospital, Udhampur.”

As per initial reports a group of militants are trapped in the area. “There is a likelihood of casualties in militant group”, it reads.

The operation is in progress and further details are being ascertained, it added.

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