Jammu and Kashmir: Encounter breaks out in Seoj Dhar on Bhaderwah-Udhampur border

An encounter broke out in the Seoj Dhar area located on the boundary between Bhaderwah and Udhampur districts in Jammu and Kashmir officials said on SaturdayAccording to officials the encounter broke out around 8 pm on Friday night when alert troops of the White Knight Corps established contact with a group of terrorists in the regionIn a post on X the Inspector General of Police IGP of Jammu Anand Jain said On actionable intelligence contact established with terrorists at Seoj Dhar Encounter in progress Joint teams of SOGJKP and the Indian Army on the groundT61BREAKING On actionable intelligence contact established with terrorists at Seoj Dhar Encounter in progress Joint teams of SOGJKP and Indian Army on groundJmuKmrPolicemdash IGP Jammu igp_jammu September 19 2025Police confirmed that terrorists were spotted in the Seoj Dhar area following which the Special Operations Group joined the Army to flush them outThe Army spokesperson said an exchange of fire took place with the hiding terrorists leaving one soldier injuredMeanwhile additional reinforcements have been rushed to the spot while choppers and drones have been deployed to maintain aerial surveillanceIntelligence inputs suggest that two to three Pakistani terrorists may be trapped in the areaThe operations are still underwaySecurity has been tightened in the area especially along the JammuSrinagar National Highway after an encounter in the Seoj Dhar area The Seoj Dhar region which falls on the DodaUdhampur border was the site of an encounter between security forces and terrorists that had been underway from yesterday eveningMeanwhile Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma General Officer CommandinginChief GOCinC of the Northern Command on Saturday homage to Lance Dafadar Bharvad Mehulbhai Mepabhai who lost his life in Jammu and Kashmirs Ganderbal while on operational dutyLt Gen Pratik Sharma ArmyCdrNC and all ranks of Northern Command pay homage to the braveheart Lance Dafadar Bharvad Mehulbhai Mepabhai who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty Northern Command stands firm with the bereaved family in this hour of grief the X post by Northern Command readEarlier Chinar Corps of the Indian army also honoured the supreme sacrifice of the jawan while expressing solidarity with the bereaved familyChinar Corps honours the supreme sacrifice of Braveheart Lance Dafadar Bharvad Mehulbhai Mepabhai while on operational duty in Ganderbal district His courage and dedication will forever inspire us Chinar Warriors salute the valour and sacrifice of the Braveheart We stand in solidarity with the bereaved family and are committed to their wellbeing the X post readEarlier on September 19 Chief of Army Staff Upendra Dwivedi along with all other ranks of the Indian Army saluted the supreme sacrifice Lance DafadarThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever