Jammu, Nov 19: An encounter has broken out between the terrorists and security forces in the Nagrota area of Jammu and Kashmir.
The gun battle started at around 5 am near the toll plaza in the Ban area of Nagrota on the Jammu-Srinagar highway. Jammu district police chief SSP Shridhar Patil said that around 5 AM some terrorists opened fire at security forces near Ban Toll Plaza in Nagrota area.
While likening the gunfight to that on January 31 as a group of terrorists opened fire on a joint party of the police and CRPF at Ban Toll Plaza, CRPF spokesperson, Shivnandan Singh said they probably came in a vehicle.
Reports suggest that there are three to four terrorists involved in the encounter. Army troops are also part of the operation, defence spokesperson, Lt. Col Devender Singh said.