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Amid the continuous reports of terrorist attacks, the Indian Army is conducting joint operations with the Jammu and Kashmir Police to eliminate foreign terrorists. The soldiers are infiltrating the Udhampur, Doda, Kishtwar and Bhaderwah areas and then into the Kashmir Valley. Similar operations are also being carried out continuously in the Kathua area.

This comes as four soldiers lost their lives after an encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in the Desa Forest area, of Jammu & Kashmir's Doda on Monday evening. The soldiers killed in action have been identified as Captain Brijesh Thapa, Naik D Rajesh, Sepoy Bijendra and Sepoy Ajay.

According to the information received, the soldiers got input at around 8 PM that there are terrorists in the areas of Dhari Gote Urarbagi under Doda. A search operation was conducted under the leadership of Captain Brijesh Thapa of the Army. A firefight also took place between the terrorists and the security forces.

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During that time, the terrorists tried to escape, but the soldiers continued chasing them. The encounter started again at around 9 PM on Monday night.

Kashmir Tigers Organisation Took Responsibility

A terrorist organisation called Kashmir Tigers has claimed responsibility for this attack. This same organisation had also claimed responsibility for the Kathua terrorist attack. Currently, security forces are deployed at every corner to search for terrorists. The forests are being searched with the help of drones and helicopters. There is a possibility that 50 to 60 terrorists may be hiding in the hilly areas of Jammu.

Line of Control and fencing remain intact and alert troops have recently neutralised three militants trying to infiltrate into the Kupwara sector on July 14 along with a large quantity of war material.

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Meanwhile, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh expressed his condolences to the families of the soldiers who lost their lives in the Doda encounter. 

Four Army personnel, including an officer, were killed in the firefight. Meanwhile, Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi spoke with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday to brief him on the encounter in Doda.