JAMMU, Sep 11: Three terrorists were killed on Wednesday in a gunfight with security forces in the upper reaches of Basantgarh in J&K’s Udhampur district.
Officials said footage of the area captured by drones shows three bodies lying there.
Security forces and J&K Police earlier received a tip-off about the presence of terrorists in the Basantgarh area following which they launched an operation.
“When the security forces reached closer to the hiding terrorists, they opened fire, triggering an encounter. The bodies of the three slain terrorists have not been recovered so far as the search parties came under fire from the surviving terrorists. Reinforcements have been rushed to the area,” an official said.Security forces are maintaining a heightened vigil and aerial platforms are being utilised to provide over-watch.
Notably, eight Assembly segments spread across Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban districts in the Chenab Valley, along with 16 seats in the south Kashmir districts, are going to the polls in the first phase of Assembly elections on September 18.
The hilly districts in the Jammu division have witnessed terrorist ambush against the Army, security forces and civilians over the past two months. (IANS)
