Overview

• Troops engaged a group near Naushehra Naar in Bandipora’s Gurez sector after detecting suspicious movement along the Line of Control.
• Chinar Corps said soldiers challenged the infiltrators, came under indiscriminate fire, and returned effective fire that killed two.
• A joint operation by the Indian Army and Jammu & Kashmir Police was launched based on police intelligence, and searches in the area are ongoing.
• Some outlets cited unnamed officials identifying the dead as TRF members, a claim not publicly confirmed by authorities.
• The encounter comes after recent foiled infiltration attempts in Uri and earlier operations in Poonch, underscoring sustained vigilance along the LoC.