The operation, codenamed Operation Trashi-I, was launched on Sunday in Sonnar village near Mandral Singhpora in the Chatroo belt following intelligence inputs about terrorist presence in the area.
During the initial contact on Sunday afternoon, three soldiers were injured when a search team encountered terrorists around noon in the Sonnar area, northeast of Chatroo. Officials said the troops came under heavy fire after encountering a group of two to three foreign terrorists believed to be affiliated with the Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
