Two Army personnel have succumbed to their injuries during the ongoing encounter in the Chattru area of Kishtwar district.
The soldiers have been identified as Naib Subedar Vipan Kumar and Sepoy Arvind Singh.
Earlier, four Army troopers were injured in the encounter.Official sources confirmed that a joint team of the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police launched a cordon and search operation in the Chattru area on Friday based on specific intelligence inputs.
As the team approached the suspected location, militants opened fire, leading to the exchange of gunfire.
The encounter is taking place in the Pingnal Dugadda forest area, in the upper reaches of Naidgham village, under the jurisdiction of Police Station Chhatroo, Kishtwar district.
Kishtwar Police tweeted, “Exchange of fire has taken place between search teams of security forces and hiding terrorists at Pingnal Dugadda forest area, upper reaches of Naidgham village under the jurisdiction of Police Station Chhatroo, District Kishtwar.”
The injured soldiers were rushed to the hospital for treatment, but unfortunately, two of them succumbed to their wounds.
The encounter is ongoing, and more details are awaited.