A gunfight erupted between hiding militants and the security forces on Friday, May 5, 2023 morning in the Pir Panjal valley’s Rajouri district in the Jammu division, 15 days after five soldiers died in a militant attack in the region.
Initial reports suggested that the security forces established a contact and exchanged fire around 8 a.m. in Kesari area of Rajouri’s Kandi hamlet. Security forces suspect two to three militants could be hiding in the area.
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