Jammu, February 22 – A top commander of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror outfit was among the two terrorists killed by joint forces in an encounter in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday.
The Army's White Knight Corps, based in Nagrota, said on X, "TWO TERRORISTS KILLED | OPERATION TRASHI-1. Following credible intelligence inputs from #JKP, #IB, 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 CIF Delta #WhiteKnightCorps, in close coordination with @JmuKmrPolice and #CRPF, re-engaged the terrorists at approximately 11:00 AM in challenging terrain. Displaying tactical precision, seamless synergy, and resolute aggression, the troops dominated the encounter site, where two terrorists were successfully neutralized. Several weapons, including 02 x AK-47 rifles, were also recovered," the post further stated.
The Army stated that "the hunt continued," and those who seek to disturb peace will find no sanctuary.
"We Serve, We protect!" the post read.
An official said that one top JeM commander was killed during a gunfight with a joint team of J&K Police, two Para of the Army, and the CRPF.
"However, the body of the slain terrorist is being retrieved," officials said.
This is the second encounter in this area this month. Earlier, a gunfight broke out in the same densely forested area on February 4.
More than a dozen encounters have taken place during the last year between the security forces and the terrorists in the Chatroo area of Kishtwar.
It is believed that a group of foreign terrorists are operating in the area, who keep on changing locations between Kishtwar, Doda and Udhampur districts.
The Army, J&K Police and the CRPF are on a hot chase of this group of Pakistani terrorists, and it is precisely because of the intense trail that the group is moving from one place to another instead of trying to attack the security forces.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has given clear orders for the neutralization of Pakistani terrorists in the hilly districts of the Jammu division.
The Union Home Minister called for a mission-mode approach to usher in complete peace in the union territory during his last visit to Jammu on February 7.
