Jammu, February 22 Two terrorists affiliated with Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) were killed in an encounter with security forces in a remote area in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said.
The Army said the terrorists were killed during the 'Trashi-I' operation in the general area of Passerkut in the Chatroo belt and recovered arms and ammunition, including two AK-47 rifles, from them.
"Following credible intelligence inputs collated from the J-K Police, IB (Intelligence Bureau), and our own intelligence sources, a coordinated operation was launched in the Kishtwar region under operation Trashi-I to track and neutralize terrorists operating in the area.
"Following a successful contact established earlier, troops of the CIF (Counter-Intelligence Force) Delta, in close coordination with the police and CRPF, re-engaged the terrorists at approximately 11 am in challenging terrain," the White Knight Corps of the Army said in a post on X.
Displaying tactical precision, seamless synergy, and resolute aggression, the troops dominated the encounter site, where two terrorists were successfully neutralized, the Army said.
"The hunt continues – those who seek to disturb peace will find no sanctuary," it said.
Quoting preliminary information, the officials said that both the slain terrorists were Pakistani nationals and members of the proscribed JeM.
The terrorists were found hiding inside a mud house on the foothills of a hill and opened fire on the approaching search parties, leading to an intense gunfight, they said.
Officials said that the search operation in the area was still ongoing.
The Chatroo forest belt witnessed nearly half a dozen gunfights between terrorists and security forces last month, resulting in the killing of a soldier and a terrorist.
With the killing of two terrorists on Sunday, a total of six JeM terrorists have been eliminated by security forces in separate encounters in the Jammu region this year. Earlier, two terrorists were killed in Udhampur and one in Kathua district.
