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- The cordon has been further strengthened," the officer told PTI. A joint team of the Special Operations Group (SOG) of police, along with the army and the CRPF, is on the job with sniffer dogs, the officer said. On Monday, forces got locked in a gunfight with terrorists in Soan village of the Majalta area in Udhampur. The village was raided by the police on a tip-off about the presence of three terrorists, believed to be affiliated with the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit. The encounter took place in the besieged village around 6 pm and continued for some time, resulting in injuries to one SOG jawan, Amjad Pathan, son of Bashrat Khan.#WATCH | Encounter underway between Security Forces and terrorists in the Majalta area of Udhampur in Jammu & Kashmir(Visuals deferred by unspecified time; no live operational details disclosed) ANI (@ANI) December 16, 2025 Pathan, a resident of Salva, Mendhar in Poonch district, later succumbed."A very small SOG team engaged the terrorists.
- Combing of the forest has been impeded due to darkness and treacherous terrain," IGP Jammu Bhim Sen Tuti said in a social media post. Udhampur's Basantgarh lies on the route traditionally used by Pakistani terrorists to enter from the International Border in Kathua and move to Doda and Kishtwar districts in Jammu, and further into the Kashmir Valley. The area has witnessed several encounters and terror incidents in the past. Pathan's body awaits a post-mortem, and once it has been done, a wreath-laying ceremony will be undertaken in Udhampur, the officer said. ALSO READOut On Bail In Drug-Related Case, Man Tagged With GPS Anklet In Udhampur, A First In JammuOpinionOut On Bail In Drug-Related Case, Man Tagged With GPS Anklet In Udhampur, A First In JammuRead MoreWatch LIVE TV, Get Stock Market Updates, Top Business, IPO and Latest News on NDTV Profit.
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