JCO, 4 soldiers martyred in Kashmir’s Poonch sector; Encounter underway

New Delhi:: A junior commissioned officer (JCO) and four soldiers of the Indian Army have been killed on Monday during a counter-terrorist operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch sector in the Pir Panjal ranges, informed sources.

“A junior commissioned officer (JCO) and four soldiers killed in action during a counter-terrorist operation in the Rajouri sector in the Pir Panjal ranges,” sources said.

“An encounter is going on between Army troops and terrorists in the Poonch area around 2 kilometres from the site where a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) and four jawans of Indian Army were injured in anti-terrorist operations and later lost their lives. An Army personnel is injured in this encounter,” as per the Indian Army sources

Encounter going on between Army troops & terrorists in the Poonch area around 2 km from the site where a JCO & 4 jawans of Indian Army were injured in anti-terrorist ops & later lost their lives. An Army personnel is injured in this encounter. Ops are on. Details awaited: Sources

— ANI (@ANI) October 11, 2021

Earlier an encounter broke out in the morning in which a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) and four jawans of Indian Army were injured in anti-terrorist operations and later lost their lives.