An Army jawan died in an encounter with terrorists in a village in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. A Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist was also killed in the operation, they said.
The encounter started when security forces launched a joint operation in Posta-Potra village in Gundana area, 26 kms from Doda town, following information about presence of some terrorists, the officials said.
An Army jawan was critically injured in the initial firing from the terrorists and later died of injuries while being evacuated to hospital, they said.
Inspector General of Police, Jammu zone, Mukesh Singh said one of the hiding terrorists was killed in the ongoing operation.
"The operation is on and further details are awaited," he said.
The officials said joint teams of Army's Rashtriya Rifles, police and CRPF were launched on Saturday night after inputs were received about presence of two suspected terrorists in the village.
As the search parties were moving towards the target area, they came under heavy fire around 7.30 am which was retaliated, the officials said, adding the terrorists took shelter in a house after a brief encounter in the open.
This is the second encounter between security forces and terrorists in Doda district this year. Earlier, Hizbul Mujahideen commander Haroon Abbas was killed in the same area by security forces on January 15.
Earlier this month, two Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists were arrested along with some arms and ammunition in the district.
Doda along with nearby Kishtwar district has witnessed increased terrorist activity lately. These Chenab valley districts were declared terrorism-free over a decade ago.
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