NEW DELHI: An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Tral area of Jammu and Kashmir 's Awantipora on Thursday.
"Encounter has started at Nader, Tral area of Awantipora," J&K Police wrote on X.
"Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow," it added.
This comes days after three Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists were killed in an encounter with the armed forces under Operation Keller in Shopian.
The slain terrorists were linked to Pakistan-backed banned outfit LeT. Two of them — Shahid Kuttay and Adnan Shafi Dar — were locals from Shopian. Their family homes had been demolished after the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 people, mostly tourists.
The identity of the third terrorist is yet to be confirmed.
Security forces also seized a massive cache of weapons and ammunition, including rifles, bullets, and grenades a day after gunning down the three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists under Operation Keller.
The recovered arms are believed to have belonged to the trio neutralised on Tuesday during a joint operation in the dense forests of Shoekal Keller.
Operation Keller was launched following intelligence inputs from Rashtriya Rifles about the presence of armed terrorists in the area. The encounter marks Kashmir’s second major counterterrorism success this year, following the March 16 killing of a Pakistani terrorist in Handwara.
Security forces remain on high alert amid a temporary pause in Indo-Pak hostilities that followed India’s May 7 airstrikes on nine terror launchpads in PoK under Operation Sindoor .
"Encounter has started at Nader, Tral area of Awantipora," J&K Police wrote on X.
#Encounter has started at Nader, Tral area of #Awantipora. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow.@JmuKmrPolice
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) May 15, 2025
"Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow," it added.
This comes days after three Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists were killed in an encounter with the armed forces under Operation Keller in Shopian.
The slain terrorists were linked to Pakistan-backed banned outfit LeT. Two of them — Shahid Kuttay and Adnan Shafi Dar — were locals from Shopian. Their family homes had been demolished after the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 people, mostly tourists.
The identity of the third terrorist is yet to be confirmed.
Security forces also seized a massive cache of weapons and ammunition, including rifles, bullets, and grenades a day after gunning down the three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists under Operation Keller.
The recovered arms are believed to have belonged to the trio neutralised on Tuesday during a joint operation in the dense forests of Shoekal Keller.
Operation Keller was launched following intelligence inputs from Rashtriya Rifles about the presence of armed terrorists in the area. The encounter marks Kashmir’s second major counterterrorism success this year, following the March 16 killing of a Pakistani terrorist in Handwara.
Security forces remain on high alert amid a temporary pause in Indo-Pak hostilities that followed India’s May 7 airstrikes on nine terror launchpads in PoK under Operation Sindoor .
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