Amid an exchange of fire between terrorists and security forces, Northern Army Commander Lt. Gen. Upendra Dwivedi visited the encounter site in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on May 6, the Army said.
Five Army personnel were killed and a major-rank officer injured on May 5 in an explosion triggered by terrorists in the densely forested Kandi area in the Rajouri district where an operation was underway to flush out terrorists.
According to a Defence spokesperson, contact has been established with hiding terrorists around 1.15 a.m. on May 6 and the firing between the two sides was continuing when the last reports were received.
