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5 security men injured critically in gunfight

Jammu: Five security personnel, including an army officer, were critically injured in a gunfight with terrorists in a forest area in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday night, officials said.
The encounter started after the troops of Rashtriya Rifles and Special Operations Group of J-K Police launched a joint cordon and search operation at Dhari Gote Urarbagi in the Desa forest area around 7.45 pm, they said.They said four army personnel, including an officer, and a police personnel were injured in the exchange of fire which initially lasted for over 20 minutes.
The injured were evacuated to hospital and their condition was stated to be “critical”, the officials said.
The Army said that additional troops were moved into the area and the operation was continuing when reports last came in.The operation was launched on an input about the presence of terrorists, the officials said. PTI
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