J&K encounter News
Heavy exchange of fire was reported as security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation following intelligence inputs about terrorist presence in the area.
Meanwhile, three terrorists affiliated with affiliation to the Lashkar-e-Taiba were killed in an encounter in Shopian, South Kashmir on Tuesday.
Army jawan killed in encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur, says Indian Army.
A JCO was injured in the encounter and later succumbed to injuries, the officials said, adding the whole area has been cordoned off with the deployment of reinforcements and a search operation was underway when last reports were received.
The encounter broke out after a joint search operation was launched in the Chhatru area of Kishtwar and Udhampur districts. The operation was carried out based on specific intelligence inputs.
Among the terrorists killed during the joint operation was Farooq Ahmed Bhat, operational commander of Hizbul Mujahideen.
As security forces closed in on the suspected hideout, the militants opened fire, leading to a gunfight. Two soldiers sustained injuries during the initial exchange of fire.
Indian Army's Chinar Corps said that the terrorists opened a "heavy volume" of fire when challenged by the security forces.
A police officer said that a joint team of security forces launched a cordon and search operation based on specific information about the presence of terrorists in the area.
Additional reinforcements have been deployed to the site to tighten the security cordon and ensure the terrorists remain contained.
Security forces continued the search operation in the densely forested Keshwan area of Kishtwar a day after a JCO of the elite Para Commando force of the army was killed in a gunfight with terrorists hiding in the area.
An encounter started between security forces and terrorists in the Zabarwan forest area of central Kashmir's Srinagar district, police said on Sunday.
The officials said that the search operation turned into an encounter after the terrorists fired upon a search party of the forces, who retaliated.
Speaking to reporters near the scene of the encounter, ADGP Jain said that information was received about the presence of terrorists in the area, and subsequently an operation was launched, which led to an exchange of fire.
Senior officers from the army and Jammu and Kashmir police visited the encounter site to oversee the operation.
Four soldiers and a senior J&K Police officer were injured on Saturday in an encounter between terrorists and the security forces in Kulgam district. Officials said that four soldiers and a senior police officer were injured during the gunfight in the Adigam area of the district.
An encounter is underway between security personnel and terrorists in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, said Kashmir Zone Police on Saturday morning. The encounter began in the Adigam Devsar area of the Kulgam district.
An encounter has broken out in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch, where a top terror commander is trapped along with two militants.
A terrorist was killed during an encounter with security forces in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir.
The encounter began earlier today, leading to a heavy exchange of fire between the security forces and the militants.
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