Published on: August 10, 2025 11:45 pm IST
The first contact with the militants was established in Bhagna Forest in the Duol area at 6.30 am when the terrorists set fire to the army’s search party.
Security forces began a cordon and search operation in a forest area in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, implicating at least two most desired Hezbul Mujahideen militants on Sunday.
After the region started early in the morning, the firing was exchanged throughout the day.
In an X post, the Army White Knight Corps said that vigilant soldiers performed an intelligence-based operation, established contact with terrorists in the early hours on Sunday and exchanged bullets. The army said that the operation is going on.
According to the officials quoted in a PTI report, the first contact with the terrorists was established in Bhagna Forest in the duel area at 6.30 am when the terrorists set fire to the nations after seeing a discovery party of the nations.
Officials further stated that the security forces retaliated, and the gun fight between the two sides continued for a long time before the terrorists flee in the forest.
With the special operational group (SOG) of the local police (SOG), with the army and CRPF, joined the operation to strengthen the initial search party, and strengthened the cordon around the suspected place of the terrorists to neutralize them.
The operation was started after the security forces received information about the terrorists, who survived an encounter in July.
Officials said the security forces started the operation in the forest area after receiving specific information about the presence of two local terrorists Riyaz Ahmed and Mudshar Hazari operating in the district for the last eight years.
According to officials who know the matter, both sides exchanged the fire twice during the day, but there was no report of any casualties.
The two terrorists first survived an encounter with security forces at the handle gall forest in Cherji on 20 July.
