Kathua terrorist encounter: Security Forces Engage Terrorists, Firing Lasts Two Hours
Kathua terrorist encounter: Security Forces Engage Terrorists, Firing Lasts Two Hours
Kathua terrorist encounter: An encounter between security forces and terrorists erupted in Kathua’s Hiranagar sector, lasting two hours. Roads were closed, and drone surveillance was conducted overnight. Read the latest updates on the situation.
Encounter between security forces and terrorists in Kathua, firing continues for two hours, After the encounter with five terrorists seen last night in Hiranagar, Sanyal of Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, all traffic around the terrorist encounter site, especially the Old Samba Kathua road, has been closed for the safety of the common people.
At the same time, security has also been increased on the Jammu-Pathankot highway and the routes of terrorists in the Kandi area and the Billawar hilly area.
Police monitored with drones throughout the night
Let us tell you that the place where five terrorists were seen has been surrounded by security forces from all sides. There is no firing from either side right now. All roads leading to Hiranagar town from the Old Samba Kathua road are closed. A search operation has been started by SOG personnel. Throughout the night, the police monitored and searched the entire area with drones.
SOG jawans are going for the search operation
Let us tell you that a search operation has been going on since morning to find five terrorists hiding in Sanyal Hiranagar, but security forces have not had any success so far. At present, no firing has been reported from either side. However, security forces are continuously searching for the five terrorists by cordoning off the area.
Kathua terrorist encounter: An atmosphere of panic among villagers
Let us tell you that the encounter started after five terrorists were seen in the forest about six kilometers inside the India-Pakistan international border in Hiranagar sector of Kathua district on Sunday evening. Resident Ganesh Das and his wife were picking wood in the adjoining forest at five o’clock in the evening in Sanyal village of Hiranagar.
Then the terrorists hiding there caught Ganesh Das and asked him to call his wife too. Seeing her husband in the clutches of terrorists, she started screaming. The terrorists threatened the husband and wife by showing them a gun to silence them. On this, the husband and wife pleaded to let them go, and in the meantime, both of them dodged the terrorists and escaped safely from there as they were fully familiar with the forest area.
After this, they reached the village and informed the local people, police, and security forces about this. After this, SOG, the Army’s Sawan, CRPF, and other security forces reached the spot. They surrounded the entire area and conducted a search operation in the surrounding area and village. When the terrorists saw the security forces moving towards them, they started firing. The security forces also responded to this, and the encounter began. The operation continued till late at night. At the same time, there is an atmosphere of panic among the villagers due to seeing terrorists in the area.
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