An encounter has started between terrorists and security forces in the Nowpora area of Sopore in North Kashmir's Baramulla District. Jammu and Kashmir Police confirmed that an encounter had started at Check Mohalla Nowpora in the area of Police District Sopore. Security forces believe one or two terrorists are trapped at the encounter site.
''An encounter has started at Check Mohalla Nowpora in the area of PD Sopore. Police & security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow, '' said Jammu and Kashmir Police.
The shootout inside the Government Medical College premises in Kathua took place after a police team intercepted the members of a gang linked to the 2023 murder of a gangster.
From Buffliaz, in Poonch, a 10-km drive on an under-construction road leads to an unmarked point in the forest where only locals know that the climb to Topa Peer begins.
The constitution of the multi-agency Terror Monitoring Group (TMG) and the State Investigation Agency (SIA) by the J&K administration have provided the push for this.