Doda Encounter: Four Army Personnel Including Army Officer Killed In Encounter (image-twitter/Whiteknight_IA)
Four army personnel including a Major-rank officer killed during a gunfight with the terrorists on Monday night died in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda. The operation is still ongoing and the details are awaited, says ANI.
As per the sources, five soldiers sustained bullet injuries after they chased terrorists into the forest. Immediately, four of them were sent to hospitals but succumbed to injuries.
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The encounter began after the troops of Rashtriya Rifles and Special Operations Group of J&K Police launched a joint cordon and search operation at Dhari Gote Urarbagi in the Desa forest area around 7:45 pm.
The army has not given details of causalities. The Indian army additional troops were moved into the area and the operation was continuing when the report last came in.
According to a Hindustan Times report, Major Brijesh Thappa of the 10 Rashtriya Rifles who had recently been promoted was among the fallen.
The White Knights Corps posted on social media platform X, stating, “Based on specific intelligence inputs, a joint operation by Indian Army and JKP was in progress in the general area north of Doda. Contact with terrorists was established tonight at about 2100h, resulting in a heavy firefight.” They added that initial reports suggested injuries to the soldiers and additional troops were moved into the area to continue the operation.
Op KOTHI – 2
Based on specific intelligence inputs, a joint operation by #IndianArmy and JKP was in progress in General area North of #Doda.
Contact with terrorists was established tonight at about 2100h in which heavy firefight ensued. Initial reports suggest injuries to our…
— White Knight Corps (@Whiteknight_IA) July 15, 2024
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Earlier in the day, Jammu and Kashmir Police recovered old-rusted arms and ammunition from a terrorist hideout in Reasi of Jammu and Kashmir. The recovery items include 30 rounds of AK-47, one magazine of AK-47 rifle, and one HE-36 hand grenade, as per the officials.
“During the search and cordon operation, the police party recovered old-rusted arms and ammunition from Dalantop area of Shikari,” officials said in a press release.
