Terrorists Try To Stop Bus, Then Enter Home In J And K's Ramban

Two encounters and one grenade attacks have been reported from across Jammu and Kashmir this morning. The first encounter, which is still going on, happened in Batote in Ramban district when two-three terrorists tried to stop a passenger bus on the Jammu-Srinagar highway.
Sources said the bus driver on seeing the terrorists, who came wearing Indian military battledress, hit the accelerator and sped away. Then he informed the police, following which the security forces surrounded the area and launched a search operation, sources said.

Heavy rain in the area made the search operation difficult, the sources said, adding the two-three terrorists have entered a home and taken hostages. They fired at the security forces before entering the home. A hostage situation is likely to be developing, sources said.
The security forces are advancing with extreme caution to avoid collateral damage, the sources said. The second encounter broke out the upper reaches of Ganderbal near the Line of Control (LoC). A terrorist was shot dead, the Army’s Northern Command tweeted.