Srinagar, May 05: Nearly two weeks after Army personnel were killed in Rajouri, a contact has been established by forces with militants in Kandi area of the district.
Sources told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that forces, who were carrying out a massive search operation in the area, have established contact with militants in Kesari area of Kandi in Rajouri district.
“During a cordon and search operation, a contact was established with militants,” they said, adding that firing was going on between the two sides when this report was filed.
It is pertinent to mention that seven civilians and five Army personnel were killed by militants in the month of January and April in the district.
This is the third gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir in the past 72 hours—(KNO)
