The encounter started after terrorists ambushed two army vehicles passing through Dera Ki Gali...
Digital Desk: As many as three soldiers were killed in action and three were injured on Thursday during a gunfight with terrorists in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
The encounter started after terrorists ambushed two army vehicles passing through Dera Ki Gali in Rajouri's Poonch region, at around 3.45 pm.
The army, however, had been conducting an operation in and around Dera Ki Gali, commonly known as DKG region, since Thursday night.
The encounter is underway.
"Based on hard intelligence, a joint operation was launched in the general area of DKG last night. Contact has been established this evening, and an encounter is in progress," a defense spokesperson stated.
Last month, five troops including two Captains were killed in combat after the army and its special forces began an anti-terror operation.
The region has been a hotbed of terrorists and a scene of major attacks against the army during the past few years.
In April and May, 10 soldiers were killed in action in twin attacks in the Rajouri-Poonch area. This area had been largely free of terrorism between 2003 and 2021, after which frequent encounters started to occur.
Over 35 soldiers have been killed in action during anti-terror operations in the area in the past two years.
