Three personnel including an Indian Army officer were injured on Sunday (10 November) during a gunfight with terrorists in a remote forest area in Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), officials reported.

A joint operation of security forces was launched in Kishtwar after the Kashmir Tigers kidnapped and killed two civilians on Thursday.

The gunfight broke out at around 9:00 am in the forest area connecting Dachigam and upper reaches of Nishat area.

An Indian Army Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) was killed in an anti-terror operation in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The encounter, which began Sunday morning, involved three to four terrorists believed responsible for the recent deaths of two village Defence Guards.

The operation comes amid an intensified hunt underway since the killing of two Village Defence Guards (VDGs) recently.

Security forces killed a terrorist in an encounter in Sopore, Baramulla district. The operation was launched based on intelligence about the terrorist's presence.

No words are strong enough to condemn the heinous terrorist attack on VDG members. I convey my heartfelt condolences to the families of the brave sons martyred in this cowardly attack, says LG Sinha.

An Indian Army JCO was killed and three others critically injured during an anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district. Security forces engaged in a firefight with terrorists believed responsible for the recent killing of two Village Defence Guards.