Overview
- Inspector General of Police (Jammu) Bhim Sen Tuti confirmed that the Special Operations Group engaged militants in the Kamadh Nullah forest in Kathua on Tuesday.
- The encounter began in the Billawar area during a search operation prompted by intelligence inputs.
- According to unnamed sources, a militant opened fire and police returned fire.
- Sources also said a Jaish commander identified as Mavi is likely trapped, a claim not confirmed by officials.
- Officials said this contact follows a gunfight days earlier near Kahog village after searches based on reports of two to three militants.