At least four terrorists were gunned down by security forces in an encounter near Nagrota Toll Plaza in Jammu and Kashmir early morning on Thursday. The gun battle started around 5 am near the toll plaza in the Ban area of Nagrota on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.
The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway has been closed due to the ongoing encounter. No traffic movement is being permitted from Nagrota and Udhampur’s Tilting area.
The terrorists who opened fire near the toll plaza were hiding in a vehicle. Meanwhile, security has been tightened around the area.
Meanwhile, at least 12 civilians sustained injuries in a grenade attack by terrorists on a team of security force personnel in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. The incident took place in the Kakapora area of Pulwama. Police officials said the grenade missed the intended target and exploded on the road. The area was cordoned off and a hunt launched to nab the attackers.
Earlier on Wednesday, two suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists were arrested from Delhi’s Sarai Kale Khan. According to police officials, the two were “highly radicalized” and were planning to cross the border to Pakistan for training. The duo had tried to cross the border several times from Kupwara and Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir along with a few others but had failed due to tight vigil at the Line of Control (LoC).