Operation Shivshakti: Security forces kill 2 terrorists in J&K encounter

Two days after Operation Mahadev, security forces killed two more terrorists infiltrating across the border on Wednesday. The troops took swift action after a suspected terrorist movement in the region late Tuesday night.

Operation Shivshakti: Security forces kill 2 terrorists in J&K encounter

Operation Shivshakti comes two days after Operation Mahadev, which killed three terrorists involved in Pahalgam attack (Representative image)

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  • Two terrorists have been killed by the security forces in an encounter across the LOC in Jammu & Kashmir's Poonch region
  • The encounter took place after a group of terrorists crossed the border
  • The terrorists' movement was observed by the troops late Tuesday night
  • The operation has been named Operation Shivshakti, jointly conducted by the Indian Army and the J&K police

The Indian security forces neutralised two terrorists in an encounter across the LOC in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch on Wednesday (July 30, 2025), under the Operation Shivshakti. Indian Army's White Knight Corps revealed about the encounter in a social media post on X.

The officials found a group of terrorists infiltrating across the border, which led to an encounter. They said that during the gunfight, two terrorists were shot down. 

White Corps wrote on X, "In a successful anti-infiltration operation, alert troops of the Indian Army eliminated two terrorists attempting to infiltrate across the Line of Control (LOC). Swift action and accurate firepower thwarted the nefarious designs. Three weapons have been recovered." 

 

 

It added, "Synergistic and synchronised intelligence inputs from own intelligence units and JKP (Jammu Kashmir Police) led to a successful operation." 

The terrorist movement was observed by the Indian Army late Tuesday night. Officials said, "The troops saw the movement of infiltrating terrorists in the general area of Maldivalan in the Digwar sector late Tuesday night, leading to an encounter." 

 

Operation Shivshakti comes two days after the Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Mahadev, wherein three terrorists were killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar.

One of the terrorists was Suleiman Shah, alias Asif, who is said to be the mastermind of the 22 April Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians. The two others have been identified as Jibran and Hamza Afghani. Jibran was allegedly involved in the Sonmarg Tunnel Attack of October 2024. 

The officials have recovered one M4 carbine rifle, two AK rifles, and other ammunition from the site of the encounter. The operation continues, and further details are awaited. 

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