Kathua district witnessed a deadly ambush by terrorists on an army patrol in remote forest belt of Machedi on July 8, resulting in the killing of five soldiers including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO).
The Jammu region, which had remained relatively peaceful from 2005 to 2021 after security forces eradicated decades-long terrorism, has seen a surge in terror attacks over the past two months.
The encounter is underway in the Basantgarh area where three to four terrorists are said to be trapped.
Doda in Jammu region has been rocked by several terror incidents since June, which is being seen by security agencies as an attempt by Pakistan-based terror handlers to revive terrorism in the hilly district.
The security forces have launched an anti-terrorism operation in the Lolab area of Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.
The duo were produced before the Special Court (PMLA) in Jammu and it granted the ED custody for five days.
Earlier in the day the Army foiled an infiltration attempt by Pakistani terrorists in the Battal Sector of Poonch in which a jawan was killed. There is no official information about the encounter in Kupwara.
Rajouri terror attack: In the wake of recent terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army has increased the deployment of troops in the Jammu region.
This comes days after pictures emerged Pakistani army training the terrorists in the PoK to infiltrate to the Indian side of the border.
The development has come after two terrorists were killed on Thursday when the security forces foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.
The officials said that the encounter started near LoC in the Keran sector of the north Kashmir district. The exchange of firing is going on and further details are awaited.
A total of 27 persons, including 11 security personnel, a village defence guard, and five terrorists, were killed in nearly a dozen terror attacks in six districts of Jammu province since the beginning of this year.
The Pakistani army is conducting training in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) with the alleged purpose of preparing individuals in terrorism and infiltration tactics through the establishment of camps in the region. Pictures of the Pak army training people have also surfaced.
Rising encounters between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir have become a significant concern in recent months. The region, long marred by insurgency and conflict, has seen an uptick in violent confrontations.
The security forces launched the search operation after they received an intel of suspected movement in the area. Early in the morning, four security forces personnel succumbed to their injuries after a search and cordon operation was launched on Monday which eventually turned into an encounter.
Earlier in the day, the security forces conducted search operations in Jammu, Doda and Reasi districts on Monday following information about some suspicious movements.
The meeting has come after recent terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir in the past few weeks. On Monday, at least five soldiers were martyred after terrorists attacked their convoy in Kathua.
A day after an ambush attack on the Indian Army convoy in Kathua, an encounter broke out between the terrorists and the security forces in Doda. Cordon and search operation underway.
The Army search party was conducting a search operation to nab terrorists in Kulgam's Modergam village when they opened fire at the convoy. The gunfire took place in the interior areas of the district and not near the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway.
Sanjay Deepak Rao, a member of the CPI (Maoist), has been booked by the NIA under UAPA charges for recruiting youths to the banned terror outfit.
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