Encounter breaks out in J&K’s Kathua

March 23, 2025

Kathua: An encounter broke out in Jammu and Kashmir Kathua district in between security forces and terrorists on Sunday, officials said. 

Reports reaching said that acting on a specific input security forces launched a search operation in Sanyal village of Kathua.

On intensifying search operation towards the suspected spot, the hiding terrorists fired upon the forces, triggering an encounter, they said.

As per the sources, a group of terrorists affiliated with Jaish-e-Muhammad are believed to be trapped in the area

More details are awaited.