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Kishtwar: An encounter broke between security forces and terrorists in the Chhhatru area of Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar on Wednesday, November 5. A joint operation was launched by the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir after receiving intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists in the area.
The entire area was cordoned off. The gun battle erupted after terrorists opened fire on security personnel during a search operation. The security forces gave a befitting reply.
"#WhiteKnightCorps | Contact with Terrorists | Op Chhatru In an intelligence based operation, in concert with @JmuKmrPolice , in early morning hours today, alert troops of #WhiteKnightCorps have established contact with terrorists in the general area of Chhatru. Fire exchanged with terrorists. Operation is in progress," the Indian Army's White Knight Corps said in an X post.
Three to four terrorists are reported to be hiding in the area.
Security forces are continuously monitoring the movement of terrorists in the Kishtwar, which resulted in multiple encounters in the area which borders Doda and Udhampur districts.
Kishtwar has reportedly seen six encounters in the past seven months.
On September 13, two army men, one of them a junior commissioned officer, were killed in action and two more injured in an encounter with terrorists in the Naidgram area of Chhatru.
On April 12, three terrorists were killed in an encounter in the Kishtwar area, while the army foiled an infiltration bid by terrorists along the LoC in the Akhnoor sector.
