Archive · 21 Jan 2026
Anti-terror operation in Kishtwar continues
In a place called Kishtwar, soldiers are looking for bad guys who hide in the mountains.
They started looking on Sunday, and on that day, there was a big fight.
One soldier got hurt badly and died, and seven others got small injuries.
The bad guys ran away, but the soldiers found their secret hiding place.
Inside, they found lots of food, blankets, and other things the bad guys were using to stay warm and safe during the winter.
The soldiers are still looking for the bad guys and will keep trying to find them.
The soldiers are using drones and dogs to help them search the area, which is very hilly and hard to move around in.
This is the third time this year that soldiers and bad guys have fought in this area.
Some people are saying that the police should have found the hiding place earlier because it had so much stuff in it.
Anti-terror operation in Kishtwar enters third day with security forces tightening the cordon.
Gunfight on Sunday left one paratrooper dead and seven injured.
Terrorists escaped into the forest, but their hideout was busted, containing winter stock.
Several locals detained for questioning in connection with the hideout.
Security forces, including Army, police, and paramilitary, are combing the area with drones and sniffer dogs.
- Who
- Security forces and 2-3 terrorists affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM)
- What
- Anti-terror operation and gunfight
- When
- Entered third day on Tuesday, January 22
- Where
- Sonnar village, Mandral-Singhpora, Chatroo area, Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir
- Why
- To flush out terrorists and bust their hideout
Security Forces
Critics
Effectiveness of Policing
Security Forces
Security forces have displayed bravery and are intensifying searches to flush out militants.
Critics
There are lapses in basic policing, as evidenced by the well-stocked militant hideout.
- Location
- Sonnar village, Mandral-Singhpora, Chatroo area, Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir
- Operation Start Date
- Sunday, January 20
- Casualties
- 1 paratrooper dead, 7 injured
- Terrorists Status
- Escaped, hideout busted
- Hideout Contents
- Winter stock, eatables, blankets, utensils
- Operation Name
- Operation Trashi-I
- Terrorist Group
- Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM)
- Number of Terrorists
- 2-3
- Criticism Source
- Former J&K police chief Shesh Pal Vaid
Sources
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Jaish Terrorists Ate Maggi, Rice At Their Kargil-Style Fortified Bunker In J&K
Anti-terror operation enters 3rd day in Jammu's Kishtwar, locals questioned
Tension Deepens as Kishtwar Encounter Enters Day Three; Several People Detained for Questioning
Maggi, spices and dry fruit: What’s inside the terror hideout busted in Jammu?
50 maggi packets, 20kg rice: Shocking ‘winter survival stockpile’ found inside Jaish’s J&K hideout
Day 3 of Kishtwar search op: Several detained for questioning