Shootout breaks out in Doda amid manhunt after Kathua ambush | India News – Times of India
JAMMU: Security forces and terrorists clashed in a remote forest in the upper reaches of Doda district in J&K Tuesday, while helicopters, drones, dogs, snipers, and elite military commandos assisted search teams during a widespread manhunt for the suspected Pakistani gunmen involved in a fatal ambush on an Army patrol in Kathua district Monday afternoon, which left five soldiers from Garhwal Rifles dead.“The gunfight started when security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Goli Ghadi-Bhagwah forest following information about the presence of terrorists in the area. The operation is ongoing and two-three terrorists have been cornered,” an official source said.This marks the fourth shootout in Doda district in a month. Three terrorists were killed in Gandoh-Bhaderwah sector...