Encounter breaks out in Kishtwar’s Chatroo area

Kishtwar: An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in the Chatroo area of Kishtwar district on Sunday, officials said.

An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a joint team of the Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police launched a cordon-and-search operation following intelligence inputs.

As forces approached a suspected hideout, the militants opened fire, triggering an exchange.

The area has been cordoned off and reinforcements rushed in. Firing was underway at the time of filing this report—(KNO)