Kathua gunfight leaves two terrorists dead; CRPF man also loses life: ADGP Jain

PTK NEWS DESK
Jammu, June 12 : Two terrorists were gunned down and a CRPF trooper lost his life in the Kathua gunfight, and the operation was still going on till filing of this report.
This was stated by the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Jammu, Anand Jain while talking to the reporters today.

ADGP Jain said that the encounter started yesterday evening and lasted till today afternoon. “Initially one terrorist was killed and one more has been killed. We also lost a CRPF jawan in the gunfight as well. The slain were part of a newly infiltrated group. We have not called off the operation as there may be some more terrorists hiding in the area,” he said. The civilian injured in the encounter, he said, was stable and out of danger.

He said that grenades, IEDs, a US made M 4 carbine and other war like stores were recovered from the slain terrorists. About the another encounter at Chattergala area, the ADGP said that the operation is on and the security forces personnel in the encounter were stable.