Four army personnel were injured in an encounter that broke out following a search operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Friday.
According to authorities, a joint operation was carried out by the Jammu and Kashmir Police and army based on a tip-off. A cordon and search operation was launched in the Naidgham area in Chhatroo belt by the officials.
Based on the intelligence inputs, a joint operation with J&K Police was launched in area Chatroo at #Kishtwar.
— White Knight Corps (@Whiteknight_IA) September 13, 2024
A contact was established and scout leading the patrol exchanged heavy volume of fire with the terrorists at 1530 hrs.
In the ensuing firefight four army personnel… pic.twitter.com/1KJn3M8UBo
“Based on the intelligence inputs, a joint operation with J&K Police was launched in area Chatroo at #Kishtwar. A contact has been established with the terrorists at 1530 hrs. In the ensuing firefight, four army personnel have been injured. The operation is in progress,” White Knight Corps said in a post on X.
There was an exchange of fire between search teams of security forces and hiding terrorists at Pingnal Dugadda forest area, upper reaches of Naidgham village under the jurisdiction of Police Station Chhatroo, they said.
Meanwhile, in another operation, two terrorists were eliminated in an encounter at Khandara Kathua by the security forces.
#𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐲
— Rising Star Corps_IA (@RisingStarCorps) September 13, 2024
𝐎𝐏 𝐊𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐀
In the Joint operation launched on 11 Sep by 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐬 & 𝐉&𝐊 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞, Two Terrorists Neutralised & Large War Like Stores Recovered. 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬… pic.twitter.com/SE4bfRVmNL
"Two terrorists were neutralised in the ongoing operation at Khandara Kathua by troops of the Rising Star Corps. Operations in progress," posted the Rising Star Corps, Indian Army on X.
The forces also recovered an AK-47 assault rifle, pistol, magazines, a machete, and a US-made M4 carbine as well.
The security forces had busted a terror hideout at Surankote town in Jammu and Kashmir's (J-K) Poonch district on Friday.
“On September 12, 2024, on specific information, a joint search operation was launched by Police/Army and CRPF in the general area of Chamerd Surankot in the wee hours,” the Jammu and Kashmir Police said.
"The area was cordoned off and the target area was searched. During the search, the security forces were fired upon by the hiding militants. However, the fire was retaliated by the security forces. Taking advantage of the thick forest cover, the militants managed to slip away. Additional forces have been pushed in, and the whole area is cordoned off," the statement added.
