Poonch Gunfight : Army Releases Statement

Poonch Gunfight : Army Statement

Poonch : Army on Monday in a statement said that based on intelligence inputs, today morning Indian Army has launched a Corden and Search operation in villages close to DKG in Surankote jurisdiction of district Poonch(J&K).

The encounter with militants is going on.

In ensuing firefight during the ongoing encounter with militants, 01x JCO & 04 X Jawans of Indian Army have suffered critical injuries.

The critically injured 01x JCO and 04 x Jawans were evacuated to nearest medical facility but succumbed to their injuries. The operation is still going on.

PRO Defence Jammu