A fresh encounter erupted late Sunday night in Kishtwar district’s Chatroo belt, Jammu and Kashmir. Security forces and terrorists exchanged fire during operations in the Janseer-Kandiwar forest area around 10:20 p.m. Officials confirmed this is the third clash over the past week as the Army and police hunt three Pakistani terrorists linked to Jaish-e-Mohammad. Despite heavy snowfall—over two feet on January 23—the Army pressed on with the search. The hunt began after the first gunfight on January 18 in Sonnar village, near Mandral-Singhpora, which killed a paratrooper and injured seven soldiers. The terrorists escaped using dense forest and tough terrain. A second encounter happened on January 22, a few kilometers from the first site, but the terrorists still slipped away. The latest contact late on January 25 shows the forces’ continued resolve in this snowy, hilly region. Officials say exchanges of gunfire were intermittent as the situation developed. The security team remains engaged in tracking down the group amid challenging weather and landscape.