Jammu and Kashmir: Exchange Of Fire Between Army, Two Suspicious Individuals In Batote

An exchange of fire took place between the Army and two suspected terrorists in a village along the Jammu-Kishtwar national highway on Saturday.

An exchange of fire took place between the Army and two suspected terrorists in a village along the Jammu-Kishtwar national highway on Saturday. (PTI)

New Delhi: An exchange of fire took place between the Army and two suspected terrorists in a village along the Jammu-Kishtwar national highway on Saturday. According to the Public Relations Officer (PRO) Defence, Jammu, today at around 7:30 am two suspicious individuals, tried to stop a civil vehicle at Batote on National Highway (NH) 244. The civilian did not stop the vehicle and later informed the force about the presence of two suspicious individuals on the highway in Batote of Ramban district, leading to a brief exchange of fire. “Today (Saturday) morning at about 7.30 am, two suspicious individuals tried to stop a civilian vehicle at the general area Batote on the highway. The driver was alert, did not stop the vehicle and rushed and informed the nearest Army post,” an Army official said. Following the attack a massive search operation was launched in the area, officials said. The operation is still underway and security forces are trying to make sure that the suspects are not able to escape. "Soon after that, the quick reaction team reacted promptly, established contact with the two individuals and an exchange of fire took place," the defence spokesperson said. Watch | 2 suspected terrorists open fire at officials in Jammu’s Batote Reinforcements from the Army and police have rushed to the spot and the whole area has been cordoned off to neutralise the suspected terrorists who tried to flee after the initial exchange of firing, the officials said. There was no immediate report of any casualty in the incident, the officials added. The movement of the traffic on the highway was stopped following the incident as a precautionary measure.