Constable, Terrorist Killed in Encounter J&K’s Kathua Ahead of Last Phase Assembly Polls

Jammu: A head constable and a terrorist were killed in an exchange of fire in Jammu’s Kathua district ahead of the last phase of the Assembly polls on Tuesday.

According to sources, this operation against hiding terrorists was launched in Kathua on Saturday.

“In the ongoing operation in village Kog (Mandli), Kathua Police HC Bashir Ahmed made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty, heroically taking down a terrorist. While he succumbed to his injuries, the other officers, including Deputy SP Sukhbir and ASI Niaz are stable,” additional director-general of police (Jammu zone), Anand Jain, said in a post on X.

This operation was launched after the police got information that three to four terrorists were hiding in the area.

The terrorists fired at the security forces.

Voting will be held in 24 Assembly seats in Kathua, Jammu City, Samba and Udhampur on October 1.