{"id":192847,"date":"2026-01-19T09:47:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T04:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=192847"},"modified":"2026-01-19T09:47:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T04:47:57","slug":"8-indian-troops-including-jco-injured-in-attack-during-kishtwar-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/01\/19\/8-indian-troops-including-jco-injured-in-attack-during-kishtwar-operation.html","title":{"rendered":"8 Indian troops including JCO injured in attack during Kishtwar operation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-192848\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/01\/trooper-injured.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"777\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/01\/trooper-injured.jpg 777w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/01\/trooper-injured-390x205.jpg 390w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/01\/trooper-injured-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Srinagar: At least eight Indian troops, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO), were injured in an attack in Kishtwar district of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, the injuries were sustained during a cordon-and-search operation in the general area of Sonnar in the Chatroo area of the Chenab Valley. Most of the troops were injured in a grenade blast.<\/p>\n<p>Indian forces officials said that reinforcements, including personnel from the Indian Army, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), and the Special Operations Group (SOG), have been deployed to strengthen the cordon.<\/p>\n<p>The operation, named \u201cOperation Trashi-I\u201d by the Indian Army\u2019s White Knight Corps deployed in Jammu, began on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Advanced surveillance equipment, including drones and sniffer dogs, has been deployed to speed up the operation, the officials added.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, an Indian Army\u2013backed Village Defence Group (VDG) member opened fire in the Nowshera area on the pretext of noticing some suspicious movement.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, the body of an unidentified woman was discovered near a nallah behind the Government Medical College (GMC) in Janglat Mandi area of Islamabad district in south Kashmir.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Srinagar: At least eight Indian troops, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO), were injured in an attack in Kishtwar district of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. 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