Anantnag encounter continues: 2 soldiers injured, 1 missing

Updated : Sep 15, 2023 18:00
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Editorji News Desk

The search for terrorists who killed 2 army officers and a policeman during a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district is still on. However, a soldier is missing, according to a report by NDTV. 2 soldiers are also reportedly injured. 

The security personnel are using hi-tech surveillance systems like drones and quadcopters to monitor the area. 

Four security forces personnel -- Colonel Manpreet Singh, commanding officer of the 19 Rashtriya Rifles, Major Ashish Dhonchak, Deputy Superintendent of Police Humayun Bhat and a soldier -- were killed in the encounter with terrorists in the Gadole forests of Kokernag in Anantnag district on Wednesday morning. 

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