A fresh encounter broke out in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua, and the security forces have trapped three terrorists, cordoning off the Panjthirthi area in Kathua. This is the second gun battle between the forces and terrorists in the last three days.
Security forces have launched a major operation, and more details are awaited.
Second Gunfight In 3 Days
Last week, two terrorists were shot dead and four police personnel were killed in action in the same area. Five security personnel, including a deputy superintendent of police, were injured and are undergoing treatment at a hospital.
Teams from the India Army, National Security Guards (NSG), the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Special Operations Group and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) conducted searches in Kathua for at least five days.
An exchange of fire was reported last Sunday, and two days later, a local informed the police that two men in army uniform had asked her for water while they were having food in the area. Later, the police suffered casualties after cops entered deep inside the forests and engaged in close-quarters combat (CQC) with heavily armed terrorists.
In the ensuing gunfight, two terrorists were shot dead, but four police personnel were killed in action and five other injured, sources told NDTV.