A constable of the Special Operation Group (SOG) sustained injuries in a fresh encounter that broke out between the security forces and terrorists in the Gandoh area of Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, said the Jammu and Kashmir police.
According to officials, the exchange of gunfire between security forces and Naxalites occurred two to three times since morning, but all soldiers remain safe and secure.
The tally of Naxalites killed in an encounter between security forces and Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur has gone up to 10, police officials said on Tuesday.
The encounter which broke out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district entered into second day on Friday, police said.
Amid the ongoing encounter between security forces and terrorists in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said the deaths of soldiers, including two senior officers, will be avenged.
An encounter that broke out between security forces and terrorists in the Larrow-Parigam area of Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Sunday evening, is still underway, Kashmir Zone Police said.