J&K Cop Dies In Kathua Encounter, Guns Down Terrorist Before He Succumbs

The operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua is still on as police tried to neutralise the other terrorists

An injured Head Constable Bashir Ahmed shot dead a hardcore Pakistani terrorist before he breathed his last breath during a fierce gunbattle between terrorists and security operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district last night. The operation, which began yesterday, is still on. Two police officers have also been injured in the encounter. 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 Dysp Sukhbir and ASI Niaz, are stable. https://t.co/RX2vsV9xNSpic.twitter.com/9mlXfVaUyG

"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.

The senior officer said that the search operation in the village was launched yesterday after police got information that three-four terrorists were hiding there. When a joint security party approached the village, the terrorists opened fire.