Militant Killed In Ongoing Encounter In J&K's Rajouri

The security forces had launched the search operation in the Rajouri’s forests following the presence of a militant group.

Outlook Web Desk

Updated on: 12 September 2021 6:51 pm

An unidentified militant has been killed in an ongoing encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Sunday.

According to officials, the encounter started when militants opened fire on a joint search party of the Army and Police in the forests of Dori Maal near Barote Gali in Manjakote area.

The encounter is still going on, the officials said.

They added the search operation was launched in the area following intelligence inputs that a fresh militant had managed to inflitrated from across the border, and were hiding in the forest area.

The identity and group affiliation of the slain militant were yet to be ascertained, the officials said.

The twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu region have witnessed a spurt in infiltration attempts since June this year, resulting in the killing of nine militants in separate encounters.

Three soldiers also laid down their lives in the earlier operations. (With PTI inputs)