Encounter breaks out in Kishtwar

Jammu, Feb 22: An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in a remote forest area in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said.

The gunfight started when army troops launched a search operation in Chatroo forests following information about the presence of two suspected terrorists, the officials said.

The reinforcements have been rushed to the besieged area and further details are awaited, they said.

Confirming the development, White Knight Corps wrote in a post on X, “Troops of #WhiteKnightCorps, alongwith @JmuKmrPolice and #CRPF, in a joint operation, established contact with terrorists in the general area of Passerkut, #Kishtwar.”

“Firefight is on. Troops have cordoned off the area. Operation continues..” it added.

The snow-bound 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.