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Jammu: Security forces connected Tuesday intensified their cognition to hint 3 terrorists holed up successful a dense wood adjacent a colony successful Jammu’s Udhampur district, a time aft a policeman was killed successful a gunfight successful the area.Amjad Ali Khan, a peculiar operations radical (SOG) constable, mislaid his beingness connected Monday nighttime during the brushwood that broke retired successful Soan colony successful Majalta country earlier successful the evening. In a station connected X, J&K Police said Amjad “made the ultimate sacrifice, whilst combatting Pakistani terrorists”.Speaking to media persons successful Udhampur connected Tuesday, Jammu portion IGP Bhim Sen Tuti said aft the archetypal firing, the terrorists escaped into a dense wood area.
“However, each imaginable flight routes person been sealed and a choky information cordon has been established, with further forces rushed to the spot. The cognition is successful progress,” helium said.According to sources, 1 violent is believed to person been injured, but determination was nary authoritative confirmation.The weapon conflict started aft a hunt cognition was launched connected Monday evening connected the ground of circumstantial accusation astir the beingness of terrorists.
“The quality input was close and during the speech of fire, the beingness of 3 terrorists was confirmed,” the IGP said.During the encounter, SOG jawan Amjad, a nonmigratory of Poonch, was injured. “We tried to get him out, but owed to humor loss, unluckily we mislaid him,” Tuti said.A wreath-laying ceremonial for the slain bull was held astatine territory constabulary lines connected Tuesday, which was attended by DGP Nalin Prabhat, IGP Tuti and different elder officers of J&K Police and CRPF and territory administration.
“Heroes Never Die!” J&K Police said successful their tribute connected X.Officials said the hunt cognition continues, and the cordon has been further strengthened, with further forces rushed to the spot. “A associated squad of SOG, on with the Army and the CRPF, is connected the occupation with sniffer dogs,” said an official.Traditionally, Pakistani terrorists person utilized areas similar Basatgarh-Dudu country successful Udhampur district, which person hilly terrain intersected with rivers and streams, to transverse implicit to Doda and Kishtwar and further determination to Kashmir Valley aft entering from the International Border (IB) successful Jammu’s Kathua district.
The country has witnessed respective encounters and panic incidents successful the past.On Nov 28, the forces had launched a associated hunt cognition successful the precocious reaches of Basantgarh aft 3 suspected terrorists reportedly appeared astatine a Bakerwal’s location and demanded nutrient astatine gunpoint, according to immoderate reports.On Oct 7, a akin cognition was carried retired successful the Dharni apical country of Basantgarh aft immoderate locals reported question of 3 suspected terrorists.Prior to this, connected June 26, a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) violent was killed by information forces, portion his 3 associates remained trapped successful an brushwood successful a wood country of Bihali, Basantgarh, successful Udhampur.On April 24, an Army Havaldar, Jhantu Ali Sheikh from 6th Para of Special Forces (SF), was killed successful an brushwood successful Dudu-Basantgarh area.
