Security forces have made contact with a group of terrorists in the elevated regions of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, as reported by the police on Tuesday. The operation to neutralize the terrorists is currently in progress.
According to officials, gunshots were heard from the Pathi Nalla Khaned area of Basantgarh when joint search parties of the police and the Army ventured deep into the densely forested area to locate the terrorists.
No casualties have been reported thus far, and the search for the terrorists continues.
“After specific input was gleaned regarding movements in the area, a SADO (search and destroy operation) was launched in the wee hours today (Tuesday) by our parties; contact has been established with a group of terrorists in the Khaned area of Basantgarh police station. Ops (operations) underway,” Deputy Inspector General (Udhampur) said in a post on X.
