Army on Monday laid wreaths on the mortal remains of a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) who laid down his life in a gunfight with the terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district. Click Here To Join Daily Excelsior on WhatsApp And Get Latest News Naib Subedar Rakesh Kumar of the Army’s 2 Para,

Naib Subedar Rakesh Kumar, who was killed in action during a gunfight with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar on Sunday, had wanted to rebuild his monsoon-damaged house, according to his family.

The officials said four Army personnel, including the JCO, were injured in the initial gunfight and evacuated to a hospital, where the condition of three of them was stated to be "critical". The JCO l

The encounter broke out around 11 AM when joint search parties of the Army and police intercepted the terrorists in the Keshwan forest.

The same group of terrorists had abducted and killed two village defence guards (VDGs) Nazir Ahmed in the upper reaches of Ohli Kuntwara

Naib Subedar Rakesh Kumar of 2 Para (SF) was killed and three other commandoes of the Army were injured in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Sunday.

An Indian Army Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) was killed in an anti-terror operation in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The encounter, which began Sunday morning, involved three to four terrorists believed responsible for the recent deaths of two village Defence Guards.

An Indian Army JCO was killed and three others critically injured during an anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district. Security forces engaged in a firefight with terrorists believed responsible for the recent killing of two Village Defence Guards.