Gun Battle Between Security Forces & 'Terrorists' In Bandipora, J&K

Srinagar: Gun battle between security forces and suspected terrorists broke out on Tuesday morning in Ajar Village in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir as two militants were spotted in the area.

Police and army surrounded the Ajar village immediately and fired at the suspected militants who are now hiding in a house in the village.The chase is underway amid ongoing firing.

Ceasefire violations by Pakistan were also reported in Samba sector, Naushera and Rajouri on Tuesday morning and Mendhar at night.

Pakistani troops had on Monday targeted Indian posts and villages using small arms and mortar shells along the Line of Control (LoC) in the twin frontier districts of Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir claiming the life an army soldier and injuring two women.

62 ceasefire violations have taken place ever since the Indian Army's surgical strikes against terrorist launch-pads in Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir in September.