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Udhampur Encounter: Gunfight Erupts Between Security Forces, Militants In J-K's Ramnagar, Three Terrorists Trapped

The terrorists are trapped in the village of Jopher, and firing is ongoing. This is the fourth encounter in the region since March 24, when two terrorists and four policemen were killed.

Jammu, Apr 9 (PTI): An encounter broke out in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district on Wednesday after security forces established contact with three terrorists, officials said.

"During a search operation by police and other security forces, contact was established with terrorists at village Jopher in the Ramnagar police station area of Udhampur," the Udhampur police said on X.

They stated that two to three terrorists are trapped.

"Firing is ongoing," they added.

Police and security forces have been tracking terrorists moving from one area to another for the past 17 days following three encounters since the operation started on March 24 in the Sanyial area of Kathua district.

Two terrorists and four policemen were killed in the encounter in the area on March 27. 

(This report has been published as part of the auto-generated syndicate wire feed. Apart from the headline, no editing has been done in the copy by ABP Live.)

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