New Delhi: Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district are engaged in an ongoing anti-terror operation that started Thursday morning. The operation goals a gaggle of 3 to 4 terrorists hiding within the Singhpora Chatroo space. Unfortunately, one soldier, Sep Gaykar Sandip Pandurang, misplaced his existence within the come across, and two others had been injured.
Army’s Nagrota headquartered White Knight Corps on a put up on X wrote, “In a solemn ceremony, Chief of Staff White Knight paid tribute to #Braveheart Sep Gaykar Sandip Pandurang, who made the supreme sacrifice in the finest traditions of the #IndianArmy.”
In a solemn rite, Chief of Staff @WhiteKnight_IA paid tribute to #Braveheart Sep Gaykar Sandip Pandurang, who made the superb sacrifice within the greatest traditions of the #IndianArmy.
His braveness and #sacrifice will encourage generations of infantrymen.@adgpi@NorthernComd_IA pic.twitter.com/OsPaceBYP9
— White Knight Corps (@Whiteknight_IA) May 23, 2025
“His courage and #sacrifice will inspire generations of soldiers”, the put up added. Officials mentioned on Friday that firing stopped Thursday night time, and there was no change of fireplace thereafter.
“A massive search operation was launched jointly by the Special Operations Group of J&K Police, the Army and paramilitary forces to track down the terrorists hiding in the dense forest. Additional troops have been inducted, and operations are ongoing to neutralise the terrorists,” IANS reported bringing up officers.
The J&Okay Director General of Police (DGP), Nalin Prabhat, additionally visited the Singhpora-Chatroo space the place a big anti-terrorism operation is these days underway.
“The DGP personally visited the dense forests and mountainous terrain, encouraged the deployed personnel, and issued directions to ensure that all terrorists involved are dealt with strictly and brought to justice,” mentioned an respectable.
He mentioned DGP Prabhat lauded the synergy amongst all safety businesses and reaffirmed the unwavering dedication of the Jammu and Kashmir Police to keeping up peace and order within the area via sustained and targeted operations.
It should be recalled that Joint forces had been concerned about competitive operations in opposition to terrorists, their overground staff (OGWs) and sympathisers in Jammu and Kashmir.
These operations had been intensified after April 22, when Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists segregated vacationers at the foundation of faith and killed 26 civilians, together with 25 vacationers and a neighborhood, in Baisaran meadow of Pahalgam.
The cowardly terrorist act outraged all the country. India introduced precision-guided focused assaults on terrorist infrastructure in Muridke close to Lahore, Bahawalpur, Kotli, and Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Pakistan spoke back through heavy mortar shelling at the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) in J&Okay, concentrated on civilian amenities.
At least 200 homes and stores had been destroyed in Pakistani shelling, whilst masses of border citizens had been compelled to desert their villages to transport to more secure places. The border citizens have now not totally returned to their houses but as the protection forces are nonetheless defusing unexploded Pakistan shells in Poonch, Rajouri, Baramulla and Kupwara districts.
India spoke back definitely to a ceasefire after the DGMOs of the 2 international locations reached an working out on June 12.
But, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has made it transparent that the working out might be revered handiest so long as Pakistan does now not permit any terrorist job on its soil in opposition to India.
(With inputs from IANS)