Encounter erupts between terrorists and safety forces in Udhampur forward of Amarnath yatra

Jun 26, 2025 11:24 AM IST

An encounter erupted between safety forces and terrorists within the Kuru space of Basantgarh in Udhampur district on Thursday, forward of the Amarnath Yatra.

An encounter erupted between safety forces and terrorists within the Kuru space of Basantgarh in Udhampur district on Thursday, only a week forward of the Amarnath Yatra.

The encounter operation has been codenamed Operation Bihali(X/ White Knight Corp)

The safety forces shared the details about the encounter, codenamed Operation Bihali, saying that the motion is presently underway in an space after which the operation is known as. The encounter happened throughout a joint operation by the Army and police.

“Op BIHALI. Based on particular intelligence, a joint operation was launched by #IndianArmy and@JmuKmrPolice within the Bihali space of #Basantgarh. Contact has been established with #terrorists. The #operation is presently in progress,” the White Knight Corps mentioned in a submit on the social media platform X.

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The newest encounter occurred only a week earlier than the beginning of the Amarnath Yatra, which is scheduled to start on July 3. Numerous pilgrims are anticipated to throng the Amarnath cave shrine within the coming days in the course of the Yatra interval, which is able to finish on August 9.

Action a month and a half after Operation Sindoor

The encounter within the Bihali space of the Udhampur district comes about two months after the horrific terror assault on vacationers in Pahalgam in April, which killed 26 folks.

It additionally comes only a month and a half after India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, focusing on terror infrastructure in PoK and Pakistan’s Punjab province. The safety forces had hit 9 terror hubs throughout that operation, killing greater than 100 terrorists.