2024 Botapathri ambush

Botapathri ambush
Part of Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
LocationBotapathri, Gulmarg, Baramulla district, Jammu and Kashmir
Date26 October 2024 (IST)
TargetArmy vehicle convoy
Attack type
Ambush
WeaponsSophisticated firearms
Deaths5[1]
InjuredUnknown
No. of participants
3–4 militants

On October 26, 2024, militants ambushed an Indian Army vehicle in the Botapathri area of Gulmarg, located in Baramulla district, Jammu and Kashmir. The attack, carried out by the People's Anti-Fascist Front, resulted in the deaths of three Indian Army soldiers and two local porters.[2]

  1. ^ "Massive manhunt underway in Botapathri after deadly militant attack". KNS Kashmir. Retrieved 26 October 2024.