Fresh encounter breaks out in J&K's Kathua, 3 terrorists trapped

This comes days after two terrorists and four policemen were killed in a gunfight in Kathua, while several others, including a deputy superintendent of police, were injured.

Suspicious movement in the Panjtirthi area on Monday night led to exchange of fire between police and terrorists, following which a search and destroy operation was launched first thing on Tuesday morning, Rising Star Corps of Indian Army said in a post on X.

The operations were underway at the time of writing this report.

It is suspected that three Jaish terrorists are trapped near the Panjtirthi temple in Kathua's Billawar area.