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Two policemen and an army jawan were injured in a counter-terrorism operation in Bhata Durian forest area of Poonch district, in Jammu and Kashmir, on Sunday, 24 October, as reported by ANI.

A Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist, Zia Mustafa, was taken to Bhata Durian for identification of the terrorists' hideout during the ongoing operation, according to Jammu and Kashmir

(J&K) Police.

"During the search when team approached the hideout, terrorists again opened fire on the joint team of police and Indian army personnel in which two policemen and an army jawan sustained

injuries. Mustafa also sustained injuries and he could not be extracted from the site due to heavy fire," J&K Police said, reported ANI.

The injured personnel were rushed to a nearby health centre and attempts were made for reinforcements. Search operation is still underway, India Today reported.

Gunfire shots can be heard in the video footage taken during the operation in Poonch.

#WATCH Indian Army's counter-terrorist operation in Bhata durian forest area of Poonch district, J&K continues today, gunfire being heard(visuals deferred by unspecified time)

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Meanwhile, a terrorist group hiding in Rajouri and Poonch area was in regular touch with a terrorist who is lodged in a J&K jail, an official told India Today.

For the past 14 days, counter-insurgency operations are underway in the the area. On 14 October, one army officer and a soldier were killed in action during a counter-terror operation in

Poonch.

(This is a developing story. With inputs from ANI, India Today.)

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