Encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua leaves 1 CRPF personnel, 2 militants dead

On Wednesday morning, during the search operation, the militant had fired at the joint team from the forest area, killing the CRPF personnel. Some of the bullets fired by him also hit the vehicle of Kathua SSP Anayat Ali Choudhary and an escort vehicle of DIG Jammu-Samba-Kathua range Dr Sunil Gupta.

Sources said that searches were in progress in the area to rule out the possibility of any more militants hiding there. Meanwhile, a search has also been initiated in the Ramgarh area following reports about the sighting of two militants there.

Army personnel take positions near the site of the ongoing encounter between security forces and terrorists at Saida Sukhal village in Hiranagar sector of Kathua district on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

On Tuesday night, six people, including five soldiers, were injured when militants attacked a joint checkpoint of police and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, marking the third terror strike in the otherwise peaceful Jammu province since Sunday evening.

On Sunday (June 9), nine people were killed and 38 injured after a terror attack on a bus carrying pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district. The deceased included seven pilgrims.

Since 2021, 38 soldiers and 11 civilians have been killed in militant attacks in Rajouri and Poonch districts.