J&K: 6 terrorists killed as Army foils infiltration attempt in Rampur; another encounter underway in Tral

The Indian Army successfully foiled an infiltration bid in Rampur sector of Jammu and Kashmir, in which six terrorists were neutralised. The area has been cordoned off and is being sanitized to check for remaining untoward elements.

Based on a specific input, an ambush was laid by Army troops about 10 km South of Rampur around 7:30 pm on Friday. A contact was established with the intruders and the firefight lasted till 8:20 p.m.
The bodies are however yet to be recovered.

A search is currently in progress to recover the neutralised terrorists and other stores.

Meanwhile, around two-three terrorists are trapped and a massive encounter is underway in Saimu Tral sector of Jammu and Kashmir, as security forces are trying to smoke them out from their hideouts. Based on the input of Army Intelligence, three unidentified terrorists were said to be holed up. 

J&K: Search operation by security forces underway in Saimu Tral ( visuals deferred by unspecified time) pic.twitter.com/yZjv1nEsCM

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Operation abhi on hai. Militants phanse huye hain aur dono taraf se firing chal rahi hai: Army officer (deferred by unspecified time) pic.twitter.com/Wjz2HipcZa

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An operation was launched by locally deployed Rashtriya Rifles (RR) troops at around 9 pm on Friday. While placing cordon, a contact was established wherein, a house with 12 rooms is being searched.
The entire area has been cordoned off and a major counter-operation is underway.

More details awaited.