Officials said that the terrorists hiding in the Range Forest area of ​​the district opened fire on the security forces, after which the encounter started.

Two soldiers were injured in the initial firing by the terrorists.

"He has been shifted to the hospital where the attending doctors have declared his condition stable," officials said.

Two days ago, terrorists killed a government social welfare department employee in Rajouri district as his brother, a Territorial Army soldier, escaped from their clutches. On Wednesday, Jammu and Kashmir Police announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh for anyone providing information about Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT terrorist) responsible for the killing of a government employee in Rajouri on April 22.