Two Indian soldiers also martyred
New Delhi: Two Pakistani terrorists were shot dead in an encounter along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, media reports quoting defence spokesperson said today. Two Indian soldiers were also martyred during the encounter.
“Based on information about infiltration and movement of terrorists in Dadal, Sundarbani sector, Rajouri district, the army had launched extensive search operations on Jun 29,” the defence spokesperson was quoted as saying by television news channel NDTV.
“Subsequently, the information was corroborated on July 8 and a search and destroy patrol seeking proactive engagement with the terrorists, spotted them at Dadal forest and challenged them,” he said.
“The terrorists opened fire and lobbed hand grenades, leading to a fierce encounter in which two foreign terrorists from Pakistan have been killed. In the operation, two jawans received fatal injuries. A detailed search of the area continues,” the spokesperson added.
– global bihari bureau
