Gunfight underway in Jammu area
Srinagar, Mar 28 (IBNS) : A gunfight between suspected militants and Government forces is underway in the Sunderbani area of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, where a search operation has been going on for past four days.
Reports said that intermittent exchange of fire is going on between the suspected militants and the forces in a forest area of Talha village near the Line of Control (LoC).
Earlier, forces recovered bags containing ammunition and explosive materials from a gorge in the area.
Authorities have ordered the closure of all schools in the area as a “precautionary measure.”
The search operation was launched following the reports of ‘suspicious movement’ of suspected militants.
(Reporting by Saleem Iqbal Qadri)
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