Srinagar: Army on Saturday said that in an ongoing encounter two army troopers were injured in the Ahlan area of Kokernag in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district.

Taking on the micro-blogging platform X, The Chinar Corps of Amry wrote, “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”, reads the post.

Earlier, a gunfight broke out between militants and security forces in Ahlan area of Kokernag on a specific input.