JAMMU: Seven safety personnel have reportedly been injured in a gunbattle with terrorists that broke out within the distant forested space within the higher reaches of Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday and three of them have been airlifted, officers stated.“Performing on a tip-off concerning the presence of two to a few terrorists within the forest space, a cordon and search operation was launched at village Son Nar close to Mandral-Singpora in Chatroo of Kishtwar round midday,” they stated. “Terrorists fired on the search get together and the troops retaliated.”
Reinforcements have been deployed to neutralise the terrorists. The operation, which the Military’s Jammu-based White Knight Corps has named “Operation Trashi-I”, started round midday, they stated.In a publish on X, the White Knight Corps stated the safety forces got here involved with the terrorists within the common space Sonnar, northeast of Chatroo, throughout a search operation as a part of ongoing joint counter-terror workout routines together with police.The troops retaliated and reinforcements from Military, CRPF and police have been rushed to additional tighten the cordon. There was intermittent firing between the 2 sides for a while, the officers stated.Drones and helicopters have been pressed into service, they stated.That is the third encounter between safety forces and terrorists in Jammu area in 2026.Earlier, two encounters have been reported in Kamadh and Najote forests in Billawar space of Kathua district, on Jan 7 and 13.
