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Security forces have strengthened the cordon in a remote forest area following an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district , officials said.
As per media reports coing in , The gunfight took place at Kahog village of Billawar this evening when security forces launched a search operation following information about the presence of two to three terrorists, they said.
“SOG (Special Operations Group of local police) has engaged terrorists in the forest of Kamadh Nullah, Kathua,” inspector general of police, Jammu, Bhim Sen Tuti said in a post on X.
In another post, he said despite darkness, thick vegetation and treacherous terrain, the SOG is relentlessly engaging the terrorists.
Teams of CRPF are also participating in the Joint Operation.
According to official sources, the intense firing between the two sides lasted for over an hour before the guns fell silent. It was not immediately known whether any of the terrorists was hit during the gunfight, the officials said.
