J&K encounter under way: Terrorists trapped; heavy firing reported

NEW DELHI: An brushwood is nether mode successful Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur territory aft information forces established interaction with terrorists successful the Majalta area, officials said connected Tuesday.According to the IGP Jammu Zone, interaction was established with terrorists astatine colony Soan pursuing circumstantial input from the Jammu and Kashmir Police.

In a station connected X, the IGP Jammu Zone said, “On a precise input from JKP, interaction established with terrorists astatine Village Soan, Majalta Udhampur.

Joint squad of SOG on with Army and CRPF connected job.”Official sources said the gunfight broke retired aft associated teams of the Army, constabulary and paramilitary forces launched a cordon-and-search cognition successful the Soan–Martha country of Majalta tehsil.“As the information forces intensified the hunt operation, the hiding terrorists opened fire, which was retaliated to, triggering an encounter,” an authoritative said.He said intermittent firing was going connected astatine the clip of filing this report. Reinforcements person been rushed to the spot, and each flight routes person been plugged to forestall the terrorists from escaping, sources said.(With inputs from PTI)