A village Defence Guard was killed in a brief encounter with terrorists at remote Panara village in Chochru Gala heights early on Sunday

A massive search operation to track down and neutralise two groups of terrorists in the dense forests of Basantgarh in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district entered the second day on Monday.

A village Defence Guard (VDG) was killed in a brief encounter with terrorists at remote Panara village in Chochru Gala heights early on Sunday, following which the hunt was launched by the police, army and CRPF.

A massive search operation to track down and neutralise two groups of terrorists in the dense forests of Basantgarh in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district entered the second day on Monday.

A village Defence Guard (VDG) was killed in a brief encounter with terrorists at remote Panara village in Chochru Gala heights early on Sunday, following which the hunt was launched by the police, army and CRPF.

He said the strength of the two groups, as per preliminary investigation, is between four and six and the security forces are working on various inputs to flush them out.

According to official sources, the terrorists had reached Basantgarh from adjoining Kathua district after managing to sneak into this side from across the border and were heading for Chenab valley when they were confronted by the police and VDG members.

The police and VDGs fanned out in the forest area on Saturday evening after information about movement of terrorists. 

Courtesy: The Tribune India: 29th April , 2024