Security forces exchange fire with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore

The area was cordoned off and searches were underway

An exchange of fire broke out between terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday, police said.

The area was cordoned off and searches were underway, they said.”Exchange of fire at Watergam area of Sopore. Alert security forces retaliated,” the police’s Kashmir zone said in a post on X.Further details were awaited, the police said.However, official sources said a person was seen lying near the scene of the firing.The police were ascertaining the facts, they added.

#WATCH | J&K: Exchange of fire at Watergam area of Sopore. Alert security forces retaliated. Area cordoned off. Searches underway: Kashmir Zone Police
(Visuals deferred by unspecified time) pic.twitter.com/3BQ0NrsTHw ANI (@ANI) August 24, 2024

OP WATERGAM, SOPORE #Baramulla Consequent to specific intelligence of the area, a joint team of #IndianArmy and @JmuKmrPolice was fired upon by terrorists in Watergam area of #Sopore. Vigilant troops swiftly responded and a firefight has ensued.Operation is in progress. pic.twitter.com/dMZLhA1Q9z Chinar Corps - Indian Army (@ChinarcorpsIA) August 24, 2024

"Consequent to specific intelligence of the area, a joint team of Indian Army and Jammu Kashmir Police was fired upon by terrorists in Watergam area of Sopore. Vigilant troops swiftly respondedand a firefight has ensued. Operation is in progress," the Indian Army said in a post on X.