Massive Army Op In J&K As Soldiers Go Missing During Encounter
NDTV
This is the first time in recent years when the Army has suffered so many casualties in a single encounter.
The Army has launched a major combing operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch after two soldiers including a junior commissioned officer (JCO) went missing in an ongoing operation that started on Monday.
According to sources, the JCO and a soldier went missing after the Army came under heavy firing from terrorists on Thursday evening. Two soldiers - Rifleman Yogambar Singh and rifleman Vikram Singh Negi - were killed in the encounter that erupted in Poonch-Rajouri forests, four days after five army personnel were killed in action in the same area.
Retrieving the bodies of the fallen soldiers proved to be a major challenge for the Army as they had to advance cautiously deep inside forests to bring back the bodies.
The Army lost contact with the JCO on Thursday evening, an officer said.
