**EDS: SCREENSHOT VIA PTI VIDEOS** Udhampur: A security personnel keeps vigil during a search operation after night-long cordons in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur, Thursday, April 10, 2025. The night-long cordons were placed after brief encounters between security forces and terrorists in Jopher-Marta belt of Udhampur district and Chatroo belt of Kishtwar district on Wednesday following the establishment of contact with terrorists, according to officials. (PTI Photo)(PTI04_10_2025_000116B)
Jammu, Apr 24 (PTI) Security forces and suspected terrorists exchanged fire following a search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Thursday, sources said.The firing took place in the Dudu-Basantgarh area during a cordon and search operation launched based on information about the presence of terrorists, they said.
The operation was still underway when last reports came in, they added. PTI AB DV DV