A fierce encounter is going on between the security forces and terrorists in Kishtwar (file)Srinagar: Two soldiers were killed in action and two others were injured during a fierce gunbattle with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar, a senior army officer said.In a separate encounter in Kathua, troops of the Rising Star Corps shot dead two terrorists.The gunbattle in Kishtwar’s Chatroo began after the security forces launched an operation in the area. The encounter is still going on, the White Knight Corps said in a post on X.The same terrorists involved in the encounter in Kishtwar are linked to another encounter in Doda in July, when four soldiers including an officer were killed in action, sources said.The encounters happened days before voting in eight assembly segments spread across Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban districts in the Chenab valley region, along with 16 seats in the south Kashmir districts of Anantnag, Pulwama, Shopian and Kulgam on September 18.Jammu, Kathua and Samba districts will vote in the second and third phases on September 25 and October 1, respectively.
2 Soldiers Killed In Action In Jammu And Kashmir, 2 Terrorists Dead In Another Encounter
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