July 28, 2025: According to reports, on Monday, an encounter between security forces and terrorists near the Dachigam National Park in the Harwan neighborhood of the city resulted in the deaths of three terrorists. “OP MAHADEV - Contact established in General Area Lidwas. Operation in progress,” Srinagar-based Chinar Corps of the Army posted on its X handle.
The security forces, acting on an intelligence input, launched an anti-militancy operation in the Mulnar area of Harwan, they said. Two rounds of gunshots were heard from a distance as security personnel were carrying out searches, officials said.
They claimed that in an effort to locate the terrorists, combing operations were intensified and reinforcements were rushed to the area. The cordoned area is thought to contain two to three terrorists, according to preliminary information.