In Jammu and Kashmir, three terrorists have been killed in a joint security operation in Kishtwar district today.

 

AIR Correspondent reports that the operation, code-named “Trashi-I”, was launched on the basis of specific intelligence inputs about the presence of three Pakistani terrorists in the area. The terrorists, hiding inside a mudhouse on the foothills of a hill, opened fire on the approaching troops, leading to an intense gunfight in the general area of Passerkoot in Chatroo belt, prompting joint parties including troops Army’s 11 Rastriya Rifles, J&K Police and CRPF to launch a search operation Contact was established with the terrorists earlier, and security forces re-engaged them at around 11 AM in difficult terrain.

 

In the ensuing encounter, three terrorists were killed. The identities and group affiliations of the terrorists were being ascertained. Security forces also recovered two AK-47 rifles and other warlike stores from the site of the encounter. The area has been cordoned off, and search operations are continuing. More details are awaited.

 

The Chatroo forest belt witnessed nearly half a dozen gunfights between terrorists and security forces last month, resulting in the killing of a soldier and a terrorist.