Jammu and Kashmir: Two terrorists were killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in the Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, according to official sources. The confrontation began late at night following specific intelligence inputs received by the Joint Operations Centre, which indicated that militants were holed up in a suspected hideout in the area.
A cordon-and-search operation was immediately launched around the identified location, and armed groups were deployed to contain the area. What started as an operation based on tip-offs quickly turned into an intense exchange of gunfire between security personnel and the militants entrenched inside a building.
Authorities confirmed that both terrorists were killed during the encounter. Details regarding their identities and links to any known militant outfits have not yet been made public, and an investigation is underway to determine how long they had been operating in the region and what equipment or weapons they possessed.
Udhampur district, located in the Jammu region of the union territory, has seen sporadic militant activity in recent years, though it has generally remained quieter compared to areas south of the Pir Panjal range such as Anantnag or Pulwama. The district has nevertheless been the site of several encounters and operations in the past, and security forces maintain a high alert posture here.
Military and police sources described the encounter as professional and well-coordinated. No casualties among security personnel have been reported so far. The bodies of the deceased terrorists have been taken into custody, and forensic teams are expected to examine the site for any additional evidence or materials.
This incident marks another in a series of encounters between security forces and militants across Jammu and Kashmir in recent months, underscoring the continued intensity of counter-insurgency operations in the region despite a general decline in overall violence compared to peak years of unrest.
