Bravehearts Fall in Kishtwar Encounter: Two Soldiers Killed, Two Injured

Two Army personnel, including a junior commissioned officer, were killed and two others injured during a gunfight with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district. The encounter highlights the ongoing tensions and the sacrifices of security forces in combating terrorism in the region.

Two Indian Army personnel, including a junior commissioned officer, lost their lives in a confrontation with terrorists in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, officials confirmed.

The fatal clash occurred when a joint security task force of the Army and police initiated a cordon-and-search operation in the Naidgham area, based on credible intelligence, targeting terrorists in the Chhatroo belt.

The Army confirmed the deaths of Naib Subedar Vipan Kumar and Sepoy Arvind Singh due to injuries sustained in the firefight, and extended condolences to their families. The Congress criticized the government for failing to curb terrorism in the region.

(With inputs from agencies.)