Security forces personnel during an encounter with terrorists. Representative image.
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Srinagar: An encounter reportedly started between a group of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT terrorists and the security forces in Chassana area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Friday.
Reports said the encounter between the security forces and the terrorists broke out in Shikara, Chassana area of the Reasi district. The area was cordoned off by the security forces.
As the security forces approached the suspected area, the hiding militants fired upon the joint party, leading to an encounter, a police official said.
District Police Reasi in a post on X wrote, “On the receipt of specific intel, an operation was launched around 1300 hrs today. Contact has been established at the Shikari area of PS Chassana.
According to sources, a group of Lashkar terrorists are likely to be trapped in the area.