'Operation Trashi-1' in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir; two terrorists killed, AK-47 rifles recovered

SRINAGAR: Security forces killed three terrorists, including a Jaish commander, in an operation in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. Saifullah Baloch, a top commander of the Pakistani terrorist organization Jaish-e-Mohammed, was killed. A reward of Rs 5 lakh was announced for his head. Following information about the presence of terrorists, a joint team of the Army, Police and CRPF reached the spot and launched the operation at around 11 am. The operation is codenamed 'Operation Trashi-1'.

The terrorists were hiding in a mud house in a remote hilly area of the Passerkut in the Chatroo belt. When joint parties of the Army, Police, and CRPF approached the location, the militants opened fire, resulting in a heavy gunfight. The Army's White Knight Corps said posted on X that the terror camp was brought under control and two terrorists were killed in a tactical operation. The search operation is ongoing at the site.

The authorities also said that war equipment, including two AK-47 rifles, was seized from the house. '𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 — 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗯 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆.'- The Army wrote in X-post.

#𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗞𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝘀 | #𝗢𝗽𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶-𝗜 | #𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗗 𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝗞𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗗 | 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 In continued operations under #OpTrashi-I in Kishtwar, troops of CIF (D) #WhiteKnightCorps, in coordination…

— White Knight Corps (@Whiteknight_IA) February 22, 2026

#𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗞𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝘀 | #𝗢𝗽𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶-𝗜 | #𝗧𝘄𝗼𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗪𝗢 𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗦 𝗞𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗗 | 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗦𝗛𝗜-𝗜 Pursuant to credible intelligence inputs collated from #JKP, #IB and own intelligence sources, a…

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