Overview
- Contact was established around midday in the Son Nar/Sonnar area near Chhatru during a joint Army–police search, triggering sustained exchanges of fire.
- Officials confirmed at least three personnel were wounded, while later reports cited seven to eight injured, with several evacuated and some airlifted for treatment.
- Two to three suspected Jaish-e-Mohammad militants reportedly fired indiscriminately and hurled grenades as troops tightened the cordon.
- Reinforcements from the Army, CRPF and J&K Police sealed off the area as drones, helicopters and sniffer dogs were deployed to locate the gunmen.
- The operation remains active with the cordon intact, aligning with a broader winter push across Jammu to neutralise an estimated three dozen Pakistan-based militants.