ANANTNAG: An engagement between security forces and terrorists in Anantnag district’s Kokernag area resulted in injuries to Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police officers, according to the police. The Jammu and Kashmir Police announced via their official account on the social media site ‘X’ that “An encounter has commenced in the Kokernag region of Anantnag. Army and JKP (Jammu and Kashmir Police) officers were hurt. Details will be provided. Officials reported that another terrorist was killed on Wednesday in the Rajouri region of Jammu and Kashmir during the ongoing battle between security forces and militants that started a day ago.The ongoing encounter in the Narla neighbourhood of Rajouri has claimed the life of a second terrorist, according to Mukesh Singh, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Jammu. A top police officer had earlier on Tuesday said that a confrontation that broke out in the Narla area resulted in the shooting death of a soldier and one terrorist. A Special Police Officer (SPO) and three other security employees were also hurt during the gunfire exchange. In a statement released on Tuesday, Mukesh Singh, the additional director general of police (ADGP), Jammu, stated that “one terrorist was neutralised; one Army jawan lost his life; three others, including one police SPO, were injured in the ensuing encounter in Rajouri district.”A female labrador dog from the Army’s canine squad, age six, also gave her life while defending her handler during the confrontation.
