16/12/2025
JAMMU, Dec 15: A police-man was martyred and a terrorist believed to be injured in a gunfight in a remote forest village in Udhampur district on Monday evening, officials said.
The gunfight has stopped but the area has been put under tight security cordon and all escape routes have been plugged to neutralize the holed-up terrorists, the officials said.
The encounter erupted at village Soan in Majalta area of the hilly district when security forces launched a search operation following information about the presence of three terrorists believed to be affiliated with Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit, they said.
Inspector General of Police, Jammu, Bhim Sen Tuti said the contact was established with the terrorists after police received precise input about them in the remote village.
“Joint team of Special Operations Group (SOG) of police along with Army and CRPF are on job,” the officer said.
In another post, the IGP said “a very small SOG team engaged the terrorists!...