Retaliatory fire was shot when the terrorists fired at the troops in an effort to break the cordon, according to officials.
Rajouri: According to officials, two soldiers were hurt during a gunbattle with militants in the Rajouri area of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.
Following a cordon and search operation in a woodland region of the district on Monday evening, they claimed, an interaction between security personnel and terrorists occurred.
Following information of suspicious movement, a joint team of the army and Jammu and Kashmir Police roped off the Broh and Soom forest belts in the Kalakote area on Monday.
Retaliatory fire was shot when the terrorists fired at the troops in an effort to break the cordon, according to officials.
Two soldiers were hurt during the gunfight, a senior police officer told PTI. They were admitted to the hospital, he said, and their condition is stable.
According to them, there are thought to be two terrorists within the cordoned-off location, and reinforcements have been brought in to block any potential escape routes.
According to a representative for the defense, technology is being used to track the terrorists in the general Kalakote area where the combined operation was initiated.
Presently, an intense operation is underway, he added