Kishtwar gunfight resumes 4 days after terrorists killed Special Forces commando

On Sunday, eight security forces personnel were injured when terrorists opened fire on them in the Singhpora forests. Later, one of them, Havildar Gajendra Singh of the Special Forces, succumbed to his injuries.

The forces were conducting joint searches under Operation Trashi-I at an altitude of nearly 12,000 feet following intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists in the area.

Two groups of Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists, one led by Saifullah and other by Adil, both Pakistani nationals, are believed to have been active in the Chhatru area for nearly two years.

On Monday, the search parties had busted a meticulously built underground hideout that had been used by terrorists.

The hideout was big enough to accommodate four terrorists at a time and had ration stores and other essentials, including LPG gas, stove, utensils etc., sufficient to last for months.