Encounter in J&K: Soldier killed, 3 terrorists trapped
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The Army on Thursday said that one soldier was killed and another injured in an ongoing operation in Chatru area of Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir.Jammu-based White Knight Corps of the Indian Army informed that contact was established with the infiltrators in the forest area of Singhpora of Chatru on Thursday morning and the operation continued till late evening. The officials said two to three infiltrators were trapped in the cordon the armed forces had laid in the forest area between Shari and Mandral Dhok. "Additional troops have been inducted, and operations are ongoing to neutralise the terrorists," read the official statement of the White Knight Corps.After a few hours of the operation, they said fierce gunfight was continuing. "One of our bravehearts sustained grievous injuries in the exchange of fire and has succumbed despite best medical efforts. Operation is in progress," they said. The officials informed that another army man was also injured in the initial exchange of fire.On April 12, three foreign infiltrators were killed in the same area and the army informed that an AK rifle, an M4 Rifle and other equipment were recovered from the spot. The officials claimed that a top Jaish-e-Muhammad commander was killed in that encounter."We had recovered seven backpacks from the encounter spot and three were killed on April 12. It seems that this group is part of that larger group whose backpacks we had recovered. We have been following the leads regarding this group since then," a senior army official said.
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