Encounter begins in Rangi forests of Bandipora in North Kashmir
File photo of an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir.
An exchange of fire occurred between terrorists and the Indian Army in the Rangi forests of Bandipora District earlier on Wednesday (April 24). During the operation, sources say two Indian Army soldiers got injured. Officials say that both have suffered shoulder injuries and have been shifted to the hospital where their condition is said to be stable.
An official of Jammu and Kashmir Police said that the Indian Army was conducting a massive search operation in the Rangi forests in the upper reaches of Bandipora district after receiving
input about the presence of terrorists in the area. During the search operation, terrorists fired on the soldiers.
"A contact was established between #terrorists and security forces in the early morning in Renji forest area of Aragam, #Bandipora. Search operation is going on," said Jammu and Kashmir Police.
Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police have called in more reinforcements to the area of operation and the search operation in the area has been intensified.
