Terrorist Shot Dead In Gunfight After Attack In J&K Village, Security Forces Launch Massive Search Operation – News18

A terrorist was killed after a massive search operation was launched in a forest area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Tuesday evening following reports of suspicious movement involving three individuals.

An official said that the suspicious activity was noticed in Seda Sohal village in the Hiranagar sector around 7:45 pm. A couple of gunshots were heard, believed to be fired by the suspects who fled into the nearby forest after some people raised an alarm.

Upon receiving the information, police and other security forces responded and initiated a large-scale search operation to track down the fleeing suspects.

Speaking about the incident on X, Union Minister Jitendra Singh stated that he is in contact with Kathua’s district commissioner.

“I am in continuous online contact with DC #Kathua Sh Rakesh Minhas in the wake of terrorist attack on a house in village Saida in Hiranagar sector close to the International Border. I am also in touch with SSP Kathua Sh Anayat Ali Choudhary who is on the spot,” Singh wrote.

The incident comes two days after terrorists opened fire on a bus traveling from the Shiv Khori temple to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra. The attack caused the driver to lose control, leading the bus to plunge into a gorge near the Teryath village in the Poni area of Reasi. At least nine people were killed, and 41 were injured in the attack.

(With inputs from PTI)