Indian Security forces have neutralised a terrorist during an ongoing counter‑terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said on Wednesday as part of Operation Trashi‑I.
In a post on X, the Army’s White Knight Corps said that joint forces made contact with terrorists on the run at around 5.45 pm in the Dichhar area of Kishtwar, where troops from the Counter‑Insurgency Force Delta, Jammu and Kashmir Police and the CRPF have been conducting intensive searches amid snow‑bound forests. “One terrorist has been successfully neutralised. Operation is in progress,” the post said.
Officials described the region as challenging and forested, with dense terrain that has allowed militants to evade capture at times.
The encounter marks another chapter in a prolonged offensive against a group of terrorists believed to be linked with the Pakistan‑based Jaish‑e‑Mohammad (JeM) outfit, which has been carrying out frequent incursions in the area.
Part of a wider counter‑terror push
This recent clash is the fifth encounter in the Chatroo belt over the last 18 days, reflecting persistent efforts by security forces to corner militants hiding in the remote forest stretches of Kishtwar. The operation began after intelligence inputs suggested the presence of a group of terrorists moving through the region.
In related operations elsewhere, security forces in Udhampur district also killed two terrorists, including a top JeM commander, after they were cornered inside a natural cave. Arms and ammunition were recovered from the site following fierce exchanges.
Officials said that while one terrorist has been eliminated in the Dichhar encounter, the overall operation remains active, with troops tightening the cordon and continuing their search for additional militants.
The ongoing operations in Kishtwar and neighbouring districts follow weeks of intense counter‑terror efforts across Jammu and Kashmir, aimed at disrupting militant networks and preventing further infiltration into civilian areas.
