Security forces searched for terrorists in Udhampur on Tuesday, a day after a policeman was killed in a gunfight there, a police officer said.
During the encounter on Monday, one terrorist was believed to have been injured, while two policemen suffered minor bullet wounds.
“The operation has been resumed in the area to track down the holed-up terrorists. The cordon has been further strengthened,” the officer told PTI.
A joint team of the Special Operations Group (SOG) of police, along with the army and the CRPF, is on the job with sniffer dogs, the officer said.
On Monday, forces got locked in a gunfight with terrorists in Soan village of the Majalta area in Udhampur.
The village was raided by the police on a tip-off about the presence of three terrorists, believed to be affiliated with the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit.
The encounter took place in the besieged village around 6 pm and continued for some time, resulting in injuries to one SOG jawan, Amjad Pathan, so​Security forces searched for terrorists in Udhampur on Tuesday, a day after a policeman was killed in a gunfight there, a police officer said.
During the encounter on Monday, one terrorist was believed to have been injured, while two policemen suffered minor bullet wounds.
“The operation has been resumed in the area to track down the holed-up terrorists. The cordon has been further strengthened,” the officer told PTI.
A joint team of the Special Operations Group (SOG) of police, along with the army and the CRPF, is on the job with sniffer dogs, the officer said.
On Monday, forces got locked in a gunfight with terrorists in Soan village of the Majalta area in Udhampur.
The village was raided by the police on a tip-off about the presence of three terrorists, believed to be affiliated with the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit.
The encounter took place in the besieged village around 6 pm and continued for some time, resulting in injuries to one SOG jawan, Amjad Pathan, so ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
