Encounter breaks out in Kishtwar

November 5, 2025 by News Desk

An encounter has broken out between militants and security forces in the Chatroo forests area of Kishtwar district in Jammu Kashmir on Wednesday.

A senior police official said that joint teams of the Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police launched a cordon and search operation in the area following specific intelligence inputs about the presence of militants.

As the forces approached the suspected location, they came under fire, triggering a gunfight, the official said.

Intermittent exchange of fire was ongoing when reports last came in, and two militants are believed to be trapped in the area.