A similar kind of encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir last week.
A fresh encounter broke out out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar on Wednesday. A similar kind of encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir last week.
Police said one terrorist was killed in the encounter in the Kishtwar region, where the search operation led to several contacts in the dense forests and challenging terrain and contact was re-established with the terrorists on the run in the ongoing joint Operation Trashi-I, by the troops of CIF Delta.
This marks the third encounter in the Chatroo belt of the hilly district over the past week, as the army and police continue their search for a group of three Pakistani terrorists linked to the Jaish-e-Mohammad outfit, despite heavy snowfall in the area.The latest encounter began around 10.20 pm when a joint search party of the army and police was conducting operations in the Janseer-Kandiwar forest area. Security forces returned fire, and an intermittent exchange of gunfire was reported as the situation developed, officials said.
Despite the Chatroo belt being covered in snow, the army persisted in its pursuit of the terrorists following the first gunfight that occurred on January 18 in Sonnar village near Mandral-Singhpora. The initial clash resulted in the death of a paratrooper and injuries to seven other soldiers.Although the terrorists managed to escape, utilising thick vegetation and the challenging terrain, they were intercepted a few kilometres away from the site of the first encounter on January 22. Success again eluded the forces, but they continued their search even as the area witnessed over two feet of snowfall on Friday.
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