Encounter breaks out in Udhampur

An encounter broke out between terrorists and joint security forces in Basantgarh area of Udhampur district on Tuesday, the Army said.

In a post on X, Army’s White Knight Corps wrote, “In an intelligence-based joint operation, contact has been established with the terrorists by the troops of CIF Delta, #WhiteKnightCorps, @JmuKmrPolice and #CRPF at around 4 pm today in the general area of Basantgarh. A cordon has been established. Firefight is on,” it said.