In Jammu and Kashmir, security forces engaged terrorists in a forest area between the Kishtwar and Doda districts. The operation follows reports of terrorist presence in the region. Forces are on high alert in Doda and Udhampur to prevent escape and ensure area security.
One terrorist was killed Friday in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, while a separate operation to track down a group of three militants is underway in Udhampur district, Army officials said.
The security agencies have expanded the scope of surveillance to the Bhaderwah area of Doda district to keep a track on terrorists potentially moving between different locations in the hilly districts of the Jammu region.
The officials said the encounter in Kishtwar broke out during an intelligence-based search-and-destroy operation launched jointly by the Army and the Jammu and Kashmir Police in the Chatru forest area of the district.
During the operation, the forces established contact with the terrorists. “The terrorists were effectively engaged, and a firefight ensued. One terrorist has been neutralized so far,” the Army’s White Knight Corps, or 16 Corps, said in a post on X.
“Despite hostile terrain and adverse weather, our brave soldiers continue relentless operations,” it added.
Special forces braved high-snow areas and treacherous terrains to track down one terrorist, while a few others are still on the move under significant pressure from security forces, the officials quoted above said.
A brief exchange of fire with terrorists occurred in the Naidgam area of Chatru on Wednesday resulting in launch of massive combing operation.
The slain terrorist reportedly was a part of the Saifullah module of Pakistan, but it has not been officially confirmed. This is the module that ambushed an army team in Doda on July 15, 2024, resulting in the death of an officer and a rifleman.
