Udhampur Encounter:- Fresh Firing Resumes as Operation Enters Second Day

Udhampur, April 10 (JKNS):- Firing resumed early Thursday morning in the ongoing encounter in the Ramnagar area of Udhampur district as security forces intensified combing operations to flush out terrorists believed to be hiding in the dense forest area of Joffar.

The encounter as per news agency JKNS had initially broken out on Wednesday, following specific intelligence inputs about the presence of heavily armed Terrioists suspected to be affiliated with the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) outfit.

The group, reportedly comprising two to three terrorists, was trapped in the Joffar area, prompting a swift response from joint teams of the Army, J&K Police, and paramilitary forces.

Officials said that the operation had continued through the night with intermittent firing, but heavy gunfire resumed at dawn on Thursday when forces moved towards the suspected area.

Firing was going on when last reports came in.

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