A fresh encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Jophar area of Ramnagar in Udhampur district on Tuesday, said officials.
“Around 4 pm, an encounter broke out between armed terrorists, believed to be two to three in numbers, and security forces in Jophar area, a densely forested area, 25 kms from Ramnagar tehsil,” said a police officer. He informed that additional reinforcements have been rushed to the area.
The Army also shared the information on X. “In an intelligence based joint Operation, contact has been established with the terrorists by the Troops of CIF Delta, #WhiteKnightCorps, @JmuKmrPolice and #CRPF at around 4 pm today in the general area of Basantgarh. Cordon has been established. Firefight is on. Operation is in progress,” it states.
Meanwhile, security forces continued with their searches in Kishtwar district’s Chatroo area to trackdown a group of three to four Jaish terrorists.