Shootout breaks out in Doda amid manhunt after Kathua ambush

Security forces clashed in Goli Ghadi-Bhagwah forest with Pakistani terrorists linked to the Kathua ambush killing five Garhwal Rifles soldiers, including a JCO. Supported by elite commandos, helicopters, drones amid IED concerns, it’s Doda’s fourth shootout this month. J&K DGP RR Swain inspected sites with flattened tyres on Machedi-Kindli-Malhar road. Past incidents include three terrorists killed in Gandoh and an April 28 defence guard killing. Search extends to Udhampur-Kathua. Surgical strikes planned; 80 Pakistani terrorists active.