Shootout in JK’s Udhampur as forces corner terrorists

Security forces engaged a group of three to four terrorists in the dense forests of Basantgarh, J&K’s Udhampur district, leading to a shootout amid heavy rain. The operation began early morning and contact was established around 4.30pm. Increased terrorist activity since June 9 prompted intensified combing in the Jammu division’s forested, mountainous regions.