The White Knight Corps of the Indian Army shared the incident on social media platform X, stating that a joint operation with the Jammu and Kashmir Police was launched based on “intelligence inputs”
Two soldiers were killed and two others injured in a gunbattle with terrorists in Chatroo village of Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, on Friday.
The White Knight Corps of the Indian Army confirmed the news on the social media platform X, along with pictures of the fallen soldiers.
“White Knight Corps and all ranks salute the supreme sacrifice of the #Bravehearts; offer deepest condolences to the families,” the corps wrote in the post.
The deceased soldiers have been identified as Naib Subedar Vipan Kumar and Sepoy Arvind Singh.
Meanwhile, the injured soldiers have been transported to the hospital, and reinforcements have been dispatched to the area to bolster the security forces involved in the anti-terror operation.
The gunfight broke out when a joint security team of the Army and police, acting on a tip-off, initiated a cordon-and-search operation in the Naidgham area of the Chhatroo belt.
The corps earlier stated that a joint operation with the Jammu and Kashmir Police was launched based on intelligence inputs.
“Based on the intelligence inputs, a joint operation with J&K Police was launched in area Chatroo at #Kishtwar,” the corps said.
The corps confirmed that contact with the terrorists was established at 3:30 PM.
Earlier today, two terrorists were killed in an encounter at J&K’s Khandara, Kathua, by security forces.
“Two terrorists were neutralised in the ongoing operation at Khandara Kathua by troops of the Rising Star Corps. Operations in progress,” the Rising Star Corps of the Indian Army posted on X.
This encounters come as eight Assembly segments across the Chenab Valley region—encompassing the Doda, Kishtwar, and Ramban districts—along with 16 seats in the south Kashmir districts of Anantnag, Pulwama, Shopian, and Kulgam, are set to vote in the first phase on September 18.
Jammu, Kathua, and Samba districts will hold their elections in the second and third phases on September 25 and October 1, respectively.
