Overview

• Operation Trashi, launched on May 22, focuses on eliminating 3-4 Jaish-e-Mohammad militants holed up in the Singhpora-Chatroo forests of Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir.
• Two militants have been killed so far, while one soldier, Sepoy Gaykar Sandip Pandurang, succumbed to injuries sustained during the encounter.
• Security forces, including the Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police, and CRPF, have deployed drones and additional reinforcements to ensure no escape routes for the militants.
• The operation is part of intensified anti-terror efforts following the April 22 Pahalgam massacre, which claimed 26 civilian lives and escalated tensions in the region.
• Jammu and Kashmir DGP Nalin Prabhat visited the encounter site, commending the coordination among forces and urging continued resolve to neutralize the threat.