Two soldiers were killed and three others got injured in an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said on Saturday.

Based on specific intelligence inputs, a joint operation involving the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police, and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was launched in the Kokernag area of Anantnag district.

In the ensuing firefight, two personnel from the security forces sustained injuries and later succumbed.

Earlier, Chinar Corps of the Indian Army posted on X, “Based on specific intelligence input, a Joint Operation was launched by #IndianArmy, @JmuKmrPolice & @crpf_srinagar today in general area Kokernag, Anantnag. Contact was established and firefight ensued. Two personnel have been injured and evacuated from the area.”

The Army confirmed that two civilians were reported injured due to
“indiscriminate, desperate and reckless firing by terrorists in the ongoing operation.”

‘They have been provided immediate medical aid and evacuated further,” it added.

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