Overview

• The Army reported that troops established contact around 8 pm on September 19 in Kishtwar, leading to an exchange of fire and an ongoing operation.
• White Knight Corps stated on X that the action unfolded in the district’s general area under an intelligence-driven mission.
• Officials have not provided information on casualties or the number of suspects involved.
• The clash comes during a year of intensified, intelligence-led cordon-and-search operations across Jammu and Kashmir.
• Separately, two Assam Rifles personnel were killed and five injured in a Bishnupur, Manipur ambush earlier in the evening, with no claim of responsibility reported.