Jammu, May 22: Two terrorists were killed in an ongoing gunfight with the joint security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, said officials on Thursday, adding that a soldier was injured. Joint forces, including Para two, 11 Rashtriya Rifles, 7 Assam Rifles and the special operations group (SOG) of J&K Police, started the operation against Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists, reportedly three to four in number, in the Singhpora Chatroo area of Kishtwar district. “The encounter broke out in the morning and is still going on,” officials said.

Officials said that the joint security forces launched a CASO in Singhpora, Chatroo area of Kishtwar district after getting specific information about the presence of a group of three to four terrorists. “The cordon was tightened to engage the terrorists and to ensure that they are unable to escape. As the joint forces came closer, the hiding terrorists opened fire, triggering an encounter which is now going on. Three to four Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists are reported to be holed up,” officials said earlier. Kishtwar Encounter: 1 Soldier Killed, 3 Injured in Gunfight Between Security Forces and Terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir (Watch Video).

Naming the operation as 'Op Trashi', the White Knight Corps of the Indian Army in a post on its X handle said, "Contact has been established with #terrorists during a joint #operation with @JmuKmrPolice at #Chhatru, #Kishtwar today morning. Additional troops have been inducted, and operations are ongoing to neutralize the terrorists." Joint forces have started aggressive operations against terrorists, their overground workers (OGWs) and sympathisers in Jammu and Kashmir. Trinamool Delegation Arrives in Jammu and Kashmir for 3-Day Long Visit, To Meet Border Residents Affected by Pakistan Shelling.

These operations were intensified after April 22, when Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists segregated tourists on the basis of religion and killed 26 civilians, including 25 tourists and a local, in Baisaran meadow of Pahalgam.

The cowardly terrorist act outraged the entire nation. India launched precision-guided targeted attacks on terrorist infrastructure in Muridke near Lahore, Bahawalpur, Kotli, and Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Pakistan responded by heavy mortar shelling on the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir, targeting civilian facilities.

A total of 200 houses and shops were destroyed in Pakistani shelling, while hundreds of border residents were forced to abandon their villages to run to safer locations. The border residents have not fully returned to their homes yet as the security forces are still defusing unexploded Pakistan shells in Poonch, Rajouri, Baramulla and Kupwara districts. India agreed to a ceasefire arrived at by the DGMOs of the two countries on June 12.

But, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has made it clear that the understanding will be respected only as long as Pakistan does not allow any terrorist activity on its soil against India. He said that this was a probation period for Pakistan.

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