Encounter breaks out in Kishtwar forests of J&K after army search operation | India News – The Times of India

Encounter breaks out in Kishtwar forests of J&K after army search operation | India News – The Times of India

An encounter erupted between security forces and suspected militants in a remote forest area of Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, on Sunday, officials told news agency PTI. The exchange of fire began after army troops launched a search operation in the snow-bound Chatroo forests following intelligence about two suspects. Reinforcements have been deployed. The area…

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Special Forces Havildar dies in J&K’s Kishtwar encounter | India News – The Times of India

Special Forces Havildar dies in J&K’s Kishtwar encounter | India News – The Times of India

JAMMU: Havildar Gajendra Singh of Army’s Special Forces died Monday after suffering grenade splinter and bullet wounds during an overnight gun battle with terrorists in the mountains of Kishtwar district in J&K, marking the first security force death in a counterterrorism operation in the Union territory in 2026.Singh, an Uttarakhand native, was among eight soldiers…

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