Srinagar: An army man was killed in an encounter that broke out between militants and security forces in Bhata Dhurian village near Bhimber Gali area of Poonch.
The area where the encounter broke out is part of a forest pocket that runs through Dera Ki Gali where an encounter started on Monday morning in which five Army men lost their lives.
Sources said that in Bhata Dhurian village of Poonch, located near Bhimber Gali Army installation, an operation was launched on Thursday morning and teams of Army and police were conducting intensive searches in the area when the gunfight broke out in which one army man was killed.
They further stated that there are also reports about injuries to a few other army men.
The authorities have stopped vehicular traffic on Jammu-Poonch NHW near BG in Mendhar due to the ongoing gunfight.
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