00:00 In
00:24 yet another terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, five soldiers and a special police officer
00:30 were injured in an exchange of fire with terrorists in Doda district.
00:35 The incident occurred at a joint checkpost of the four Rashtriya Rifles and police in
00:41 the Chattargala area of the Bhandwara-Pathankot road.
00:45 The gunfight is ongoing and additional security personnel have been rushed to intensify the
00:52 operation.
00:53 The injured security personnel are currently receiving treatment at a hospital.
00:58 This attack marks the third such incident in Jammu in the past three days.
01:03 In Katwa district, police and security forces are engaged in an operation to track down
01:09 a terrorist hiding in Saida Sukhal village within the Hiranagar police station limits.
01:15 According to news agency PTI, security forces killed a suspected Pakistani terrorist on
01:21 Tuesday.
01:22 After an attack in a village near the international border which injured a civilian, police, with
01:29 the assistance of the CRPF, have cornered off the area and are conducting a house-to-house
01:35 search.
01:36 A man named Omkar Nath, who suffered an arm injury, has been evacuated to a hospital while
01:42 his wife remains unhurt.
01:45 The operation began after two recently infiltrated terrorists appeared in the village late Tuesday
01:52 evening.
01:53 According to a police statement, the terrorists asked for water from several houses, raising
01:59 the villagers' suspicions.
02:01 When villagers raised an alarm, the terrorists fired randomly, injuring one person.
02:08 The station house officer of Hiranagar and the sub-divisional police officer engaged
02:12 the terrorists, resulting in the death of one terrorist who tried to lob a grenade at
02:18 the police party.
02:20 Regional Director-General of Police for J&K and Jammu Zone Anand Jain provided details
02:27 about the Kathua operation.
02:29 The identity and group affiliation of the slain terrorists are being ascertained.
02:35 One terrorist remains hiding in the village and the operation is ongoing.
02:40 The ADGP suggested that the attack might be an attempt to disrupt the upcoming Amarnath
02:46 Yatra.
02:47 "As soon as the terrorists entered the area, they tried to ask for water from several people
02:54 in a house.
02:55 When people were in shock, we got the information that the SHO and SDQ team reached here.
03:01 A terrorist tried to lob a grenade at them and the terrorists were killed in the exchange
03:07 of fire.
03:08 The second terrorist is hiding in this area and the search operation is underway."
03:15 These incidents come amid heightened security efforts following the attack on a bus carrying
03:21 pilgrims from the Shiv Khori temple to Katra in Raisi on Sunday.
03:28 The attack caused the bus to veer off the road and fall into a deep charge, leaving
03:32 nine dead and 42 injured.
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