Militants Open Fire At Police Team Near Nagrota Toll Plaza, Highway Traffic Halted indiatoday.in

Militants opened fire at a police team at a toll plaza in Nagrota on the outskirts of Jammu, injuring a policeman, officials said on Friday. According to Inspector General (IG) of Police, Jammu, Mukesh Singh, three militants have been killed in the encounter. Jammu-Srinagar National Highway closed after firing in the area.

The firing took place around 5 am when the police team stopped a Srinagar-bound truck for checking near the toll plaza in the Ban area of Nagrota, the officials said. As the sound of firing was heard, police rushed to the spot. The group of 3-4 terrorists was on their way to Srinagar when they were intercepted by the police team at the toll plaza, the DGP said. A massive search operation has been launched to track down the terrorists. Senior police officials were at the spot to oversee the combing operations. As a result, traffic on Jammu-Srinagar has been halted.