Nation: An Army man, during an encounter, was martyred in Doda, J&K as two terrorists were killed.

On Sunday, amidst the ongoing gunbattle with terrorists, an army jawan was martyred in a village of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir. Officials said that two terrorists were also executed in the encounter. Following a tip received on the presence of some terrorists, security forces on Sunday launched a joint-operation in Gundana area of Posta-Potra village, 26 kilometres away from Doda. 

Officials stated, "In the initial firing, from terrorists burrowed inside a house, an army jawan got shot, was severely injured and while being evacuated to the hospital, succumbed to his injuries. "He was identified as Mohammad Amin Bagat and his death was mourned throughout the regiment, he will be remembered for his service to the nation as a martyr. The officials further added, "After receiving inputs about the presence of terrorists inside a house, a joint operation of India Army's 10 Rashtriya Rifles, police and CRPF teams was launched on Saturday night." Civilians were safeguarded and more details on it are awaited.

As the forces closed in on the house where the terrorists were said to be holed up, terrorists started firing heavily and they were matched by the retaliation fire. The standoff with the terrorists continues as sources said 2 terrorists got killed in the shoot-out, further details awaited.

In 2020 itself, Doda district witnessed it's the second encounter between armed forces and terrorists, as security forces had eliminated Hizbul Mujahideen commander Haroon Abbas on 15th January.