Doda Encounter-4 army soldiers are killed in a shootout...

News agency PTI reported quoting officials that four indian army personnel, including an officer, who were gravely injured in a battle with militants on monday night, passed away in Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. Around 7.45 p.m., the J&K police Special Operations Group and the Rashtriya Rifles initiated a combined cordon and search operation at Dhari Gote Urarbagi in the Desa forest area. This marked the beginning of the encounter. Four indian army personnel were killed in the gunfight, including recently promoted Major Brijesh Thappa of 10 RR, sources said.

The officials stated that during the initial more than 20-minute-long firefight with terrorists, four army personnel—including the officer—and one police personnel were hurt.After being airlifted to the hospital, the injured were listed as having "critical" conditions. Later, the officials reported, they passed away from their wounds. When the last reports came in, the indian army reported that more troops had been sent into the region and that the operation was still ongoing. The terrorists attempted to flee after a brief exchange of gunfire, but the courageous soldiers under the command of an officer pursued them despite the difficult terrain and dense forest. This resulted in another shootout in the woods at approximately nine o'clock at night, the officials claimed.

"A joint operation between the indian army and JKP was underway in the general area north of Doda, based on specific intelligence inputs." A fierce firefight broke out after a terrorist contact was made tonight at around 2100 hours, according to a post made on X by the White Knights Corps on monday night.

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