Gunfight between security forces and terrorists in Baramulla's Sopore; one militant killed in Rafiabad.

On 24 August in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, a gunfight broke out between security forces and terrorists in Sopore's Watergam area, causing the area to be cordoned off and searches to be conducted. Authorities are investigating the details of a person found near the scene, while a failed terrorist attack on a security naka party led to the death of one militant in Rafiabad, north Kashmir.