Srinagar, Aug 10 (UNI) Two soldiers were injured in an ongoing gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, Army said.

The gun battle erupted on Saturday when joint teams of forces launched a cordon and a search operation (CASO) in Ahlan Gagarmandu following a specific input about militants presence.

Army said that two soldiers wounded in the gun battle were evacuated from the area.

“Based on specific intelligence input, a Joint Operation was launched by #IndianArmy, @JmuKmrPolice & @crpf_srinagar today in general area Kokernag, Anantnag. Contact was established and firefight ensued. Two personnel have been injured and evacuated from the area.Operations are in progress,” the Army’s Srinagar based Chinar Corps said in a post on X.

Officials said that additional forces have been rushed to the area to ensure a tight cordon.
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