An incident of gunfight came to the limelight on Wednesday where security forces and terrorists in the Basantgarh area of Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir are facing each other, reported Hindustan Times, adding the encounter is currently underway in the Basantgarh area.
According to details, four heavily armed terrorists from the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) group have been trapped in the area.
Meanwhile, a joint search operation was launched in Kathua based on specific intelligence, said a defence spokesperson, adding contact with terrorists was established at the Kathua-Basantgarh border.
The police have cordoned off the area and a few rounds have been fired from both sides, HT reported quoting the security forces. As per reports, there was no immediate incidence of any casualties or injuries as a result of the ceasefire violation.
Earlier in the day, a Border Security Force personal was injured in the Akhnoor area of Jammu when Pakistani troops engaged in unprovoked firing on Indian posts, violating a ceasefire agreement along the border.
In return, the BSF personnel retaliated, however, that casualties on the Pakistani side were not immediately known, said the officials.
“On 11 Sept 2024 at about 02:35 AM, incident of unprovoked firing in Akhnoor area from across the border happened and which was befittingly responded by the BSF. One BSF personnel sustained injuries in Pak firing. Troops are on high alert,” BSF said in a statement.
Ceasefire violations rarely occur between two countries, even since India and Pakistan renewed their ceasefire agreement on 25 February 2021.
The latest ceasefire incident occurred before the first phase of the three-phase assembly elections, scheduled for 18 September. According to the Election Commission's schedule, the second phase will be held on 25 September, followed by the third phase on 1 October. The counting of votes and results will be declared on 8 October.
With agency inputs.
