The death toll in the militant attack on two Army vehicles near Dehra Ki Gali (DKG) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir rose to five with one more soldier succumbing to his injuries late Thursday night, reported The Indian Express.
“An operation was being conducted in the general area Dehra ki Gali since the night of December 20,” the Army said Thursday evening. “At approximately 3.45 pm on December 21, two Army vehicles carrying troops were moving to the operational site, which were fired upon by terrorists. Own troops immediately retaliated. In the ongoing operation, our troops sustained three fatal and three non-fatal casualties.”
Two soldiers succumbed to their injuries later, Express report added.
Quoting sources the newspaper reported that two vehicles, a Gypsy and a mini-truck, were on their way from Bufliaz in Surankote to Thanamandi in Rajouri, where a Rashtriya Rifles unit is located.
As the vehicles reached below Topa Pir, militants who appeared to have already laid an ambush attacked them, sources said.
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