Daijiworld Media Network - Udhampur

Udhampur, Dec 15: An encounter is underway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district after security forces established contact with terrorists in the Majalta area on Tuesday, officials said.

According to the IGP Jammu Zone, the contact was established at village Soan following specific intelligence inputs from the Jammu and Kashmir Police. In a post on X, the IGP Jammu Zone said a joint team of the Special Operations Group (SOG), Army and CRPF was engaged in the operation.

Official sources said the gunfight erupted after joint teams launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Soan–Martha area of Majalta tehsil. As the search intensified, the hiding terrorists opened fire, which was retaliated by the security forces, triggering the encounter.

Gunshots were heard from the besieged village around 6 pm, officials said, adding that intermittent firing was continuing at the time of filing this report. Reinforcements have been rushed to the area, and all escape routes have been sealed to prevent the terrorists from fleeing.