Op Khandara: 2 terrorists killed in J&K’s Kathua

Jammu: Two terrorists were shot dead Wednesday in an ongoing anti-terror operation at Khandara Top in J&K’s Kathua district, which will vote on Oct 1. Earlier in the day, a BSF trooper was injured in a pre-dawn ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the international border in Jammu’s Akhnoor sector.Operation Khandara comes amid heightened security in the UT, where assembly elections are set to take place from Sept 18 to Oct 1. The Jammu region has been grappling with a surge in terrorist attacks, resulting in 15 security force casualties since May 4.A joint team of the Army’s Rising Star Corps and J&K Police responded to an intelligence input about the presence of terrorists at Khandara Top and launched a cordon-and-search operation, Army sources said. Around 12.50pm, as the security personnel neared a suspected terrorist hideout, holed-up terrorists opened fire at search party, triggering an encounter. In the ensuing firefight, two terrorists were gunned down, Army officials said.“Operations in progress,” Army’s Rising Star Corps later posted on X. Earlier on Wednesday, Pakistan breached the ceasefire truce and resorted to unprovoked firing on forward locations along the international border in Akhnoor sector around 2.35am, leaving a BSF trooper injured, officials said, adding that BSF personnel retaliated effectively to the violation.

Operation Khandara: 2 terrorists killed in J&Ks Kathua, encounter continues

Two terrorists were killed in an anti-terror operation at Khandara Top in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district. The operation involved the Army and J&K Police following intelligence inputs. Earlier, a BSF trooper was injured in a ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the international border in Jammu's Akhnoor sector.

Two terrorists neutralised by Army in J&K's Nowshera

Acting on intelligence inputs, the Indian Army neutralized two terrorists in Rajouri's Nowshera area early Monday. A substantial cache of weapons was recovered during 'Operation Kanchi.' This operation precedes the upcoming J&K assembly elections, set to occur in three phases starting this month, marking the first such event since 2014 and after Article 370's abrogation.

BSF personnel injured in unprovoked firing from Pakistani troops

A BSF personnel sustained injuries in an incident of unprovoked firing by Pakistani troops targeting Indian posts in Akhnoor at around 2.35 am. The BSF responded to the attack, which is a rare ceasefire violation since the renewed agreement in February 2021. This incident comes just days before the first phase of assembly elections on September 18.

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