Security forces, together with police, the Army, and the CRPF, launched a search operation after receiving intelligence about terrorists’ presence.
Encounter breaks out in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.(File photograph )
The gunfight broke out hours after the primary batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims was flagged off from Jammu.
Security forces, together with police, the Army, and the CRPF, launched a search operation within the Kuchal space of Chatroo this night after receiving intelligence about terrorists within the neighborhood.
As the safety groups carried out their search, the terrorists opened hearth, triggering an ongoing gunfight.
“Based on particular intelligence, a joint search operation was underway in Kanzal Mandu, Kishtwar. Contact has been established with the terrorists, and operations are in progress,” Jammu-based White Knight Corps wrote on X (previously Twitter).
Additional reinforcements have been deployed to strengthen the cordon and apprehend the terrorists, PTI quoted officers as saying.
According to preliminary studies, two to 3 terrorists from the Jaish-e-Mohammed outfit are believed to be trapped.
Earlier in the present day, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the primary batch of Shri Amarnath Yatra pilgrims from Jammu, marking the ceremonial begin of the annual pilgrimage.
Security tightened on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway
In preparation for the official graduation on July 3, safety has been tightened alongside the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44), with pilgrims set to journey by way of each the Baltal and Pahalgam routes.
On April 9, an encounter commenced within the Chhatru forest space following intelligence studies of militant exercise. Over the following days, three JeM terrorists have been neutralised, and a considerable cache of arms, together with AK and M4 rifles, was recovered.
Later on May 22, a joint operation by the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police, and CRPF was launched within the Singhpora space of Chatroo.
The operation led to a fierce gunfight, ensuing within the dying of 1 soldier and accidents to 2 others. The areas the place the earlier gunfights occurred have been densely forested.
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