Three policemen and two Pakistani terrorists were killed in a gunfight in J&K’s Kathua district on Thursday when a fresh encounter broke out in the area
Given the number of terrorists seen at Sanyal village on Sunday and the fact that two terrorists are still believed to be hiding in Ghati Heights of Safiyan Jakhole village, it appears that this is the same group, which had escaped from the Sanyal village and was now trying to cross over to Billawar in Kathua district through Ghati Heights.
Dheeraj Katoch, who is posted as DSP (Border) in the Special Operations Group (SOG), and the cops were injured during the gunfight at Ghati Juthana in Kathua. They were immediately shifted to the hospital, where their condition was stable.
The ongoing operation against hiding terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district entered its third day on Tuesday even as arms and ammunition have been recovered from the operation site.
The operation against holed up terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district continued on Monday. However, there was no exchange of fire between the security forces and terrorists in the night.
The importance of coastal security was acknowledged long ago. In the evolving world, types of threats have diversified.
A Junior Commissioned Officer was among three Army soldiers injured on Sunday in a gunfight with terrorists, involved in the killing of two Village Defence Guards in the forest of Kishtwar in the Jammu division.
A civilian porter was killed and five soldiers injured when an Army convoy was reportedly attacked by terrorists near the Nagin area of Botapathari in North Kashmir's Gulmarg.
An encounter is underway between security personnel and terrorists in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, said Kashmir Zone Police on Saturday morning.
Firing exchanges took place between the security forces and the terrorists overnight in J&K's Poonch district, officials said.
