India News | Search Operation Underway in J&K's Kishtwar After Exchange of Fire with Suspected Terrorists
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Security forces on Thursday launched a cordon and search operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district after an exchange of fire with suspected terrorists, officials said.
Jammu, May 22 (PTI) Security forces on Thursday launched a cordon and search operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district after an exchange of fire with suspected terrorists, officials said.
The firefight took place between the security forces and the suspected terrorists during a search operation following a tip-off about their presence in the Shingpora area of Chhatru, they said.
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"Contact has been established with terrorists during a joint operation with police at Chhatru in Kishtwar this morning," the White Knight Corps said in a post on X.
Additional troops have been deployed, and the operation is ongoing to neutralise the terrorists, it added.
According to reports, two to three terrorists are hiding in the area.
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