2 Soldiers Injured In Shootout Between Terrorists & Army In J&K's Bandipora

The two soldiers sustained soldier injuries during the shootout and are said to be in a stable condition now.

A shootout occurred between terrorists and army in J&K's Bandipora on Tuesday, following which searches to find the hiding terrorists have been intensified. (Image used for representational purposes only)

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A brief shootout occurred between terrorists and security forces on Tuesday morning in Renji forest of Aragam in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora, during which two soldiers sustained soldier injuries. Both of them were taken to the hospital and are said to be stable.

A top police official told ABP that the army was conducting searches in Renji forest's upper reaches of Bandipora after receiving the inputs of terrorists' presence. Thereafter, the hiding terrorists fired on the search party, causing two soldiers to sustain minor injuries.  

Following the incident, more reinforcements have rushed to the spot and searches for hiding terrorists have been intensified.

J&K ADGP Reviews Security In Rajouri Following Gujjar Man's Killing By Terrorists

After terrorists killed Mohmmad Razaq, a 40-year-old Gujjar man in Rajouri on Monday night, a search operation has been launched to track down the the terrorists involved in the incident. The police have also claimed that Lashkar-e-Taiba's foreign terrorist Abu Hamza was involved in the killing. 

Follwing the killing of the government employee by the terrorists, Jammu and Kashmir Additional Director General of Police Anand Jain on Tuesday reviewed the security situation in the Union Territory's Rajouri district, news agency PTI reported.

He stressed that there was a need to maintain the surveillance in the area to prevent any diusturbance by anti-national elements amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

Jain also conducted a security review meeting and also oversaw and reinforced security measures in the border district of Rajouri. During the meeting, the ADGP was also briefed about the security measures in place to tackle incidents across the Rajouri-Poonch districts as well as the Jammu province, the report said.

The meeting also highlighted the need to generate actionable inputs aimed at thwarting attempts by the anti-national elements to cause hinderance in Lok Sabha elections.