4 terrorists killed in Nagrota encounter, Jammu-Srinagar highway closed

Jammu Nagrota Encounter: In a major incident, an encounter broke out at the Ban toll plaza in Nagrota, Jammu.

Four terrorists were gunned down in Jammu's Nagrota encounter on Thursday morning.

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According to the information, the security forces had laid a Naka as it received information about the presence of suspected terrorists at the location.

The encounter went on for several hours while the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was closed by the security forces.

Apart from 4 militants killed in the Nagrota, Jammu, a soldier received injuries on his neck. Luckily, his condition is stable now.

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The security forces laid a Naka near the Ban toll plaza, Nagrota. A group of terrorists opened fire on the security forces during the checking of vehicles.

Afterward, the terrorists ran towards the forest area as the encounter started at around 5 am.

The group of terrorists was on a truck as it was on its way to Kashmir valley.

Meanwhile, a huge cache of arms and explosives has also been recovered from the truck.

The IGP Jammu said in a tweet, “Four terrorists have been neutralized and one police constable has been injured in an encounter at Ban Toll Plaza, Jammu with police, CRPF and Army. The area is being sanitised.”

-PTC News