Udhampur: One Militant, Civilian Killed in Gunfight in CRPF Camp

From left to right. Bus from which terrorists opened fire on CRPF camp. Traffic stopped at Jammu and Kashmir National Highway for safety of passengers. (Photo: ANI Screengrab)

One militant and a civilian were killed on Monday in Udhampur district of Jammu province in a shootout with security forces in an attack on a CRPF camp. Two more civilians were also injured in the shootout.

The gunfight took place on the 300-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway after the forces laid an ambush at Kud town following intelligence inputs that some militants were travelling in a bus on the national highway.

Militants fired at the security forces and in an exchange of fire one militant was killed.

Security Official

(With agency inputs.)