Jawan Injured In Fresh Encounter In Jammu And Kashmir's Poonch

One Army personnel was injured in the firing and was subsequently shifted to a hospital.

The Romeo Force of the Indian Army conducted search operations in Poonch following the encounter.

Source : PTI

A brief exchange of fire took place between terrorists and security forces in a village in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Monday night. The security forces launched a search operation in the Lasana village of Surankote following information about the presence of terrorists, officials said.

"Contact was established with terrorists during a joint operation with Police at Lasana, Surankote last night. Additional troops have been inducted, and search operations are ongoing to prevent the terrorists from escaping," the Army's Jammu-based White Knight Corps wrote on X.

One Army personnel was injured in the firing and was subsequently shifted to a hospital.

Meanwhile, the Romeo Force of the Indian Army conducted search operations in Poonch following the encounter.

#WATCH | Jammu and Kashmir: Romeo Force of Indian Army conducts search operations in Poonch after contact was established with terrorists during a joint operation with J&K Police at Lasana, Surankote last night. https://t.co/DEcxxONyx0 pic.twitter.com/fDle8fJgiR

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