Key Highlights
- The development comes a day after a gunfight erupted between security forces and terrorists, killing one paratrooper.
- An operation was launched in Sonnar village near Mandral-Singhpora in the Chatroo belt of Kishtwar on Sunday, where an encounter broke out between the forces and terrorists.
- A group of two to three terrorists allegedly affiliated with Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) are believed to be hiding in the area.
- The operation was suspended late Sunday night and resumed early Monday in the challenging terrain with thick vegetation and steep slopes, limiting visibility and movement.
- Multiple teams of the Army, police, and paramilitary forces, supported by drones and sniffer dogs, are combing the area while maintaining a tight security cordon to ensure that the terrorists do not escape.
