In Jammu and Kashmir, a CRPF jawan was martyred and six security personnel were injured in two overnight encounters with terrorists in the Kathua and Doda districts of the Jammu division. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that in the mountainous Doda district, five troopers of Rashtriya Rifles and a special police officer (SPO) were injured when terrorists attacked a joint check post in the upper reaches of Chattergalla on the Bhaderwah-Pathankot road.

Additional security personnel have been rushed to the area to intensify the operation against the terrorists. On the other hand, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan was critically injured in a firing by a terrorist holed up in Saida Sukhal village in the Hiranagar sector of Kathua district late last night. The CRPF Jawan sustained bullet injuries and was shifted to a hospital where he succumbed to injuries during treatment. During a subsequent search operation, one terrorist was killed while efforts were being made to flush out the other holed-up terrorist who is believed to have infiltrated from across the border. Senior police officers are at the scene of the encounter. Police said the area has been cordoned off, and a house-to-house search is underway with the assistance of the CRPF. The two overnight incidents come just days after terrorists attacked a bus carrying pilgrims from the Shiv Khori temple to Katra, causing it to veer off the road and fall into a deep gorge, resulting in the death of nine people and injuries to 41 others.