Jammu: An encounter between security forces and terrorists is underway at Chatroo area of Kishtwar district, officials said Saturday.
A top police officer said that terrorists fired upon the search party of Security forces in the Chatroo area.
“As the troops inched closer to the suspected spot, they came under heavy fire which was retaliated effectively,” the officer told KNO. He said two to three terrorists are believed to be trapped in the area. Additional reinforcements have been called in to ensure terrorists don’t flee. “Cordon layers are being strengthened,” the officer said.
The official added that the group of terrorists was likely affiliated with the Jaish-e-Mohammed and was also behind the September 13 Chatroo, Kishtwar encounter in which two soldiers Naib Subedar Vipin Kumar and Sepoy Arvind Singh were killed and two others injured during a brief encounter that broke-out a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi rally on Doda on September 14.
