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Srinagar: Indian forces have intensified massive search and cordon operations in Kishtwar district of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, deploying drones, sniffer dogs and helicopters, after the sixth armed encounter erupted in the district within the last few months.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, the latest encounter broke out early Saturday when Indian army troops claimed \u201cre-establishing\u201d contact with mujahideen during an ongoing search operation in the snowbound, high-altitude area of Dolgam in Kishtwar.<\/p>\n
Officials said a brief exchange of fire took place after which the operation was narrowed down to a specific location, with additional reinforcements rushed to the area.<\/p>\n
The operation, code-named Operation Trashi-I, is being jointly conducted by the Indian army\u2019s White Knight Corps, Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Following the contact, the entire belt was placed under a tight cordon as aerial surveillance and ground tracking were intensified to prevent any escape.<\/p>\n
Kishtwar has increasingly turned into a major focus of Indian operations, with at least six encounters reported in the district over the past seven months. The surge in the military operations has raised serious concerns among local residents, who complain of constant fear, prolonged lockdown-like conditions, and routine harassment during cordon-and-search operations.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, large contingents of forces continue to dominate Kishtwar and adjoining areas, with night raids, checkpoints and restrictions further adding to the hardships of the civilian population as the operation remains underway at the time of filing this report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Srinagar: Indian forces have intensified massive search and cordon operations in Kishtwar district of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, deploying drones, sniffer dogs and helicopters, after the sixth armed encounter erupted in the district within the last few months. According to Kashmir Media Service, the latest encounter broke out early Saturday when Indian army …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":193772,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-193771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indian-occupied-jammu-and-kashmir","tag-top-story"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t