Kishtwar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 2 (ANI): An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district in the late hours of Wednesday.

Indian Army's White Knight Corps, posted from its official handle on X and said, "Op CHHATRU. Based on specific #intelligence a joint search operation was underway in Kanzal Mandu, #Kishtwar."

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"Contact has been established with the #terrorists and #operations are in progress," it said.

More details are awaited.

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Recently, security forces on June 26 "neutralised" one terrorist during an encounter in the Basantgarh area of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

According to officials, the joint operation, code-named Operation Bihali, was launched earlier on June 26 by the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police.

Providing an update on the operation, the White Knight Corps of the Indian Army said, "In the ongoing joint operation by the Indian Army and JK Police in Basantgarh, one terrorist has been neutralised till now."

The operation began during the early hours after contact was established with the terrorists.

"The encounter started early in the morning, and the operation is going on," said Bhim Sen Tuti, IGP Jammu Zone, while speaking to the mediapersons about the ongoing operation in Basantgarh. (ANI)

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