SRINAGAR: An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in the Soan village area of Majalta in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Monday, officials said.
The operation was launched after security forces initiated a search operation based on specific intelligence inputs, following which contact was established with the militants.
In a post on X, the Inspector General of Police, Jammu zone, said that the contact was made after precise information received from the Jammu and Kashmir Police. A joint team of the Special Operations Group (SOG), the Army and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is engaged in the operation.
Officials said additional forces have been rushed to the area to reinforce the cordon. The encounter was continuing at the time this report was filed.
