Encounter breaks out in J-K’s Anantnag

On Sunday morning, police reported an encounter in the Andwan Sagam area of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir.

Jammu and Kashmir is a state in India. Police and security personnel are on the scene. “The #Encounter has begun in the #Anantnag neighborhood of Andwan Sagam. “Police and security forces are on the scene,” said Kashmir Zone Police on Twitter.

More information is awaited.

Earlier on Saturday, Indian Army troops foiled an infiltration attempt in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours, forcing Pakistan’s quadcopter to withdraw, according to reports. According to the reports, terrorists and Indian Army troops exchanged fire.

“An infiltration bid by terrorists was foiled in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, early morning today. There was an exchange of fire between terrorists and their own troops. Pakistan side tried to fly a quadcopter over the incident site but on being fired at by the Indian side it quickly withdrew,” the source said.

On May 3, the Indian Army foiled an infiltration attempt in Kupwara, J&K, and killed two terrorists in an encounter.