Security forces trap three terrorists after encounter in J&K’s Badgam district
An encounter broke out on Tuesday evening between security forces and militants in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, police said.
As per ANI, at least 2-3 terrorists are believed to have been trapped by the forces.
Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in Redbug area of Budgam this evening after receiving specific intelligence inputs about the presence of militants in the area, said a police official who refused to be identified.
He said the search operation turned into an encounter as the security forces were fired upon by the militants.
There were no reports of any casualty so far.
The development comes a day after a group of terrorists launched an attack on a bus carrying over 50 Amarnath pilgrims near Khanabal when it was on its way to Jammu.
The attack took place hours after the Jammu and Kashmir Police claimed to have busted a Lashkar-e-Taiba module with the arrests of two persons, including Sandeep Kumar Sharma alias Adil, a resident of Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh.
