Jammu: A military official assigned Junior (JCO) was killed in a fierce shooter in the Kangota area in the Rajouri J & K district on Thursday afternoon where a terrorist was also shot down.
Security forces have launched a search operation in the Kangota Thanamandi Belt area following input on the existence of terrorists.
When he saw Army personnel approaching their hiding place, the terrorists opened fire, which led to the meeting.
The Jammu Zona Adgp Mukesh Singh said a AK-47 rifle, one pistol, magazine and other ammunition that had recovered from the meeting site.
Clock-based defense spokesman LT Col Devender Anand, “during search operations, the search party led by the Subordar RAM Singh was fired by a terrorist.
Armymen replied and in the burning of the next terrorist neutralized while Subarar Singh suffered gunshot wounds.
However, the junior commissioned officer was dashing Providing first aid and evacuated to the nearest hospital, however, he gave up on his injury.
“Ram Singh, 46, was praised from Salana Village in the Pauri Garhwal area of ​​Uttarakhand.
“He survived his wife, his son,” said Col Anand.
This is the second meeting in the area in August this year.
Previously, two terrorists were shot down in the Thanamandi forest area on August 6 on July 8, the army had eliminated two terrorists, while two Jawan was also killed in a fierce battle of weapons in the Dadal Sundarbani area in Rajouri District.
The army has carried out a broad search operation in the area since June 29.