Security forces and terrorists exchanged fire twice briefly within a span of four hours in a forest area of Doda district. Officials Said that, Village Defence Guards (VDGs) also opened fire on observing suspicious movement outside their village. The exchange of fire was first reported at Karalan Bhata at 10.45 pm on Tuesday and then near Panzan Bhata at 2 am during the ongoing anti-terrorist operation in the Desa forest area, where four Army personnel were killed in the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday.
