A gunfight broke out on Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district between security forces and terrorists. The White Knight Corps of the Army, headquartered in Nagrota, confirmed the clash. Troops, along with Jammu and Kashmir Police and CRPF, engaged in the operation against terrorists in the Passerkut area of Kishtwar.
The Army has named the operation against terrorists in the Chatroo area as ‘Operation Trashi-I’. Security forces, including the Army, J&K Police, and CRPF, initiated a Cordon & Search Operation in the forest area of Chatroo following intelligence inputs about the presence of two to three Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists.
Upon approaching the hiding terrorists, a firefight ensued, prompting reinforcements to be dispatched to the snowbound area. This marks the second encounter in the same area this month, with numerous such incidents occurring in the Chatroo region over the past year. Authorities suspect the involvement of foreign terrorists who frequently change locations between Kishtwar, Doda, and Udhampur districts.
The Army, J&K Police, and CRPF are actively pursuing this group of Pakistani terrorists, prompting their continuous movement to evade security forces. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has directed the neutralization of Pakistani terrorists in the hilly districts of the Jammu division, emphasizing a mission-mode approach for lasting peace in the union territory.
