One security personnel martyred and at least nine others -- including Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) jawans -- were injured in the encounter that ensued in the Jalalabad Sunjwan area of Jammu district in the wee hours on Friday.
Five personnel were injured in the night. Among them was Assistant sub-inspector (ASI) SP Patel of the CISF, who succumbed to his injuries. Five more sustained injuries in the morning when a terrorist threw a grenade from a Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL).
Police Head Constable Balraj Singh of Kathua, SPO Sahil Sharma of Akhnoor, CISF’s Parmod Patra of Odisha and Amir Soran of Assam were among those injured in the gunfight between the security forces and terrorists.
Two terrorists were also killed in the Jammu encounter. Sources said the terrorists were part of an infiltration module.
Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh that the operation is still on. "Troops are on the ground. We are zeroing in on the terrorists," he said.
“We cordoned off the area in the night after receiving the information that a few terrorists are hiding here. One security personnel lost his life and four others got injured in the encounter. The encounter is underway", said Mukesh Singh, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Jammu.
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