Terrorists Attack Home in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua: 1 terrorist neutralized

On Tuesday, a terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces after an attack on a home in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district. The incident took place in Saida Sukhal village in the Hiranagar sector, which is close to the International Border (IB).

According to the initial reports, two terrorists (who appeared to have freshly infiltrated) surfaced in village Saida Sukhal near Koota morh of Police Station Hira Nagar in the late evening of 11 June. They asked for water from a few houses to which villagers grew suspicious and slammed the doors on them and a few raised hue and cry. The terrorists panicked and fired randomly in the air and also at one odd villagers who were passing by. SHO Hiranagar and SDPO rushed to the spot, engaged the terrorists and one terrorist got killed while lobbing a grenade at the police party. Search of the other terrorist is on. Police with the help of CRPF has cordoned the area. A search party is clearing the houses one by one. So far one family of husband and wife has been evacuated to hospital. While the wife is unhurt, the husband Omkar Nath S/o Dina Nath is injured in the arm and appears to be stable.

Kathua’s Superintendent of Police, Anayat Ali Choudhary, was present at the encounter spot, overseeing the operation. The situation is under control, and the security forces are on the job to ensure the safety and security of the area. Further updates from the authorities are awaited.