- Terrorist injured, operation on
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 15: A Special Operations Group (SOG) jawan was martyred and a terrorist believed to be injured in a gunfight at village Sohan in Majalta tehsil of Udhampur district this evening.
The martyr has been identified as Amjad Pathan son of Bashrat Khan, a resident of Salva, Mendhar in Poonch district. Two other SOG jawans were injured.
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 Sohan 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.
“In an intelligence based operation, Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police and alert troops of the Indian Army have established contact with terrorists in general area of Sohan, Udhampur district ,” the Nagrota-based White Knight Corps, posted on X tonight.
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It further said that fire was exchanged with terrorists and operation is in progress.
Police said a contact was established with the terrorists after they 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,” they said.
In a post, IGP Jammu Bhim Sen Tuti said “a very small SOG team engaged the terrorists! Combing of the forest has been impeded due to darkness and treacherous terrain.”
The officials said the encounter took place in the besieged village around 6 pm and continued for some time, resulting in injuries to one SOG jawan who later succumbed to injuries.
One terrorist was also believed injured in the initial gunfight, they said, adding the operation was suspended for the night, and will be resumed with the first light of the day on Tuesday.
Reinforcements have been rushed to the area to strengthen the cordon and neutralize the terrorists, the officials said.
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