Search operation in progress in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar; two-three terrorist trapped
On Thursday July 3, a massive search and rescue effort is underway in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir in an attempt to find two or three terrorists who may be hiding in the dense forests of the Kanzal Mandu region.
Aadrika Tayal 
New Delhi (India) July 3: According to officials, a search operation was in progress Thursday, July 3, 2025, to find two or three terrorists who were hidden in a wooded area of the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.
The search and cordon operation comes after a confrontation between security officers and militants happened Wednesday evening (July 2) in the densely forested Kanzal Mandu region of the Kuchal-Chatroo belt.
The operation has been strengthened by additional soldiers, and the operation is supported by sniffing dogs and drones.
After receiving information regarding the presence of terrorists, police with the help of the Army and CRPF, began a search and cordon operation in Chatroo's Kuchal region at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, July 2.
According to the officials, the shootout was still going on when the last reports were received after the terrorists opened fire after spotting the search groups.
According to unverified sources, the gunfight which lasted till this morning is thought to have injured one terrorist.
Top JeM militants Saifullah and Adil are thought to be active in the hilly region of Kishtwar, officials added.
Officials claimed that in order to maintain a tight cordon and neutralise the terrorists, who are connected to the Jaish-e-Mohammad group based in Pakistan, reinforcements had been hurried to the region.
In the last week, there have been two encounters in the Jammu region. A JeM terrorist from Pakistan was killed on June 26 in a clash with security forces, and three of his colleagues fled into the wooded region of the Udhampur district's Basantgarh belt.
Terrorists and security personnel clashed Wednesday in the Chatroo neighbourhood of the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.The attackers started shooting whilst the security personnel searched, which led to a continuing shootout.
There is still a search going on in Kishtwar, and security personnel are committed to eliminating the threat and stopping additional infiltration in the area.
Aadrika Tayal
