CRPF jawan injured during search operation in Jammu, encounter underway
One Central Reserve Police Force jawan has been injured.
Jammu: A CRPF jawan was injured in a gun battle between security forces and a terrorist in the Kakriyal belt of Jammu region Wednesday, official sources said.
During a cordon and search operation, personnel from the CRPF, police and the Army cornered the terrorist to a house in the Kakriyal belt, they added.
As the security personnel narrowed down on the exact location of the terrorist, the encounter broke out during which a CRPF jawan was reportedly injured, the officials said, adding that the gun battle was still going on.
#WATCH: Security forces conduct search operation as gunshots heard in Jammu's Kakriyal. Yesterday, terrorists travelling in a truck, opened fire at a forest guard & fled from the spot. (Visuals deferred by unspecified time) pic.twitter.com/ZWmpcVHe6n
— ANI (@ANI) September 13, 2018
More details are awaited.
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