​Army officer killed in encounter with terrorists in J&K’s Rajouri

By a Staff Reporter: A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) was killed in an ongoing encounter between militants and security forces in Pir Panjal valley’s Rajouri district on Thursday. An Army spokesman said terrorists and security forces exchanged fire in Thanamandi area of Rajouri. “One JCO of the Army’s Rashtriya Rifles suffered bullet injuries in the encounter. The JCO was immediately evacuated to a nearest medical facility but succumbed to his injuries,” the spokesman said. Officials said one more soldier was injured in the gunfight. One militant was killed in the Thanamandi encounter, the police added.